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 PART
ONE: GETTING READY FOR THE BEST BIRTH
Getting Your Mind Ready: Emotional Milestones
On Becoming a Mother
Bonding With Your Unborn Baby
Values
Clarification
Getting
The Birth You Want
What Baby Wants
Your Birth Plan
Professional Labor Support Assistant
A Note To Fathers
Siblings At Birth
Maintaining Intimacy: Sex During The Third Trimester
Getting Your Body Ready: Nutrition For The Third Trimester
Baby's Brain Growth: The Protein Connection
Exercise In The Third Trimester
Third Trimester Home Exercise Program |
PART
TWO: A WORD ABOUT LABOR
Mechanisms of Labor
The “Four Ps”
The Powers (Contractions)
The Passage (The Maternal Pelvis)
The Passenger (Baby)
The Psyche: The Mind-Body Connection (Mother’s Attitude about Her Ability to
Give Birth)
The Oxytocin, Adrenalin, Endorphin Connection
Labor is a neurohormonal event: ENDORPHINS
Labor is a neurohormonal event: ADRENALIN
The Mind-Body Connection
Labor Is Good for Your Baby
Your Partner’s Role in Labor and Birth
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PART
THREE: SKILLS FOR LABOR AND BIRTH
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Easing
Labor Pain Without Medication
Breathing Technique For Labor...Intoning
Relaxation Techniques For Labor
Positions And Movements For The First Stage Of Labor
Ritual Movements For Labor
Massage Techniques For Labor
Using
Water For Labor
Olfactory
Perception During Labor And Birth (Aromatherapy)
Using Music For Labor And Birth
Birthball
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PART FOUR: STAGES OF LABOR
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First
Stage Labor: Warm Up Signs Of Labor
First Stage Labor: Early Labor
Common Variations In Early Labor
First Stage Labor: Active Labor
Common Variations In Active Labor
First Stage Labor: Transition
Second Stage Labor: Birth
A Word About The Physiological Management Of Second Stage (Pss)
The Mother’s Practice Plan: Pushing Review
Third Stage Labor: Delivery Of The Placenta
Fourth Stage Labor: Bonding And Postpartum
Immediate Postpartum Exercises
Labor Partner’s Summery
Pack Your Bags For The Hospital
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PART FIVE: YOUR BABY AND BREASTFEEDING
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PART
SIX: MEDICATIONS AND INTERVENTIONS
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CESAREAN BIRTH
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PART
EIGHT: YOUR BIRTH PLAN
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PART NINE:
CONCERNS OF THE THIRD TRIMESTER
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TESTS FOR FETAL WELL-BEING AND MATURITY
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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GLOSSARY
OF TERMS
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