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Pre-birth Concerns
Questions:
- I think it is important to have strong abs to help with delivery. What is your philosophy?
- What effect can low blood pressure have on the fetus and during labor?
- When a baby is breech, does it always mean something is wrong?
- What is GBS (Group B Strep)?
- What are the problems associated with low amniotic fluid levels?
- My baby has extra digits on both hands. Is that common?
- At 30 weeks, what are the chances of turning a breech baby?
- How will my asthma affect my pregnancy? Do I have to be more careful about anything?
- How can I avoid an episiotomy or tearing?
- When does a baby normally drop?
- My baby's breech. What are my options?
- Has my baby "dropped?"
- What could be causing contractions so early on?
- How can I avoid making hemorrhoids worse during labor?
- I already had one fast birth -- will number two be faster?
- How can I take care of a family consisting of two ADD children, an almost always gone husband, and a newborn baby, and be able to recover from the birth without going insane, or hurting myself physically because I have no outside help, and being forced to be more active than I should be in my postpartum weeks?
- How do you know if your baby is in distress during labor and what are the symptoms?
- What are some reasons for having false labor?
- Can I choose my favorite doctor to deliver my baby?
- How will childbirth affect my osteoporosis?
- Can a saliva test predict preterm labor?
- How will I know if I'm in true labor?
- I'm carrying twins. Can I give birth vaginally? What are the risks?
- What exactly does the mucous plug look like? How will I know what it is when I lose it?
- I'm not sure I can be in the labor/delivery room with my wife. What should I do?
- I'm 38 weeks pregnant and lost one pound. Does this mean I'll have my baby soon?
- I am currently 29 weeks pregnant and already 50 percent effaced. Does this mean my baby will be born premature?
- Will diabetes affect my labor and delivery?
