A Note to Fathers
They are 19 years old and in labor with their first child. Three months earlier they sat in my living room, asking questions and scribbling notes during childbirth classes.

A Tour of the NICU
The nursery may be perfectly prepped; the prenatal classes passed with flying colors; the bags already packed.

All About the Cervix
We women spend very little of our lives thinking about our cervix. We are reminded of its existence every two years when we go in for a pap smear, but that's about it.

Amniotic Fluid
Moms-to-be have a lot of questions regarding their pregnancy and pending parenthood. How much weight gain is too much?

Back Labor
"My back labor was horrendous," says Lynne Anderson of Salt Lake City, Utah. "I felt excruciating lower back pain, originating in my lumbar area and radiating around to my abdomen.

Benefiting from the Bradley Method
After 12 weeks of training in the Bradley Method, my wife and I took our birth plan to our OB/GYN, Dr. Sidney Prescott of the Women's Clinic in Portland, Ore.

Birth Partner
Recent research shows that effective labor support can actually shorten labors and prevent complications. And this isn't a new discovery.

Birth Plan Considerations
These days it's common to include a birth plan in your pre-baby preparations. A birth plan allows you to make choices about labor and delivery while you are still able to participate in decision making.

Birth Plan, Big Decisions
The decisions you make as a parent are endless. Even before your baby is born you have to choose a name, a stroller, a crib and pick out a nursery theme, and then purchase and assemble it all.

Birth Plan: Dad-to-be's Hospital Bag
When Allison Duff of South Daytona, Fla., and her husband, Garrett, went to the hospital to deliver their daughter, they did something most couples do – packed a bag for Mom, but they didn't give much thought to what Dad would need.