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Eat, Drink, Push: The New Rules for Eating While in Labor

Written by Jennifer Austin on January 21, 2010 - 11:38pm

There's a little-known fact about childbirth that not many parenting books mention: food is not allowed. Neither were drinks, until very recently. To the inexperienced laborer, this may not seem like a big deal, but to a woman who has been eating for two for the last nine months, a 12-hour fast (the average length of labor for first-time moms) can seem like torture.

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My Spinal Headache Story: Risk Realized in Repeat C-Section

Written by Christine Jeffries on July 27, 2009 - 2:33pm

I promised myself when I suffered a spinal headache and the eventual cure of it, I would someday write about my experience.

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