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16 Steps Toward Natural Childbirth

1. Breathing

To have a successful natural childbirth, it's important to plan your responses to the inevitable discomforts of labor. Going into birth prepared can give you a head start to having a fulfilling natural birth. Here are 16 strategies to use during labor.
1. Breathing

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Relaxation is the best way to approach labor, breathing diaphragmatically helps as well as the ability to allow every muscle in the entire body to loosen and relax, says one childbirth expert and doula. This takes practice but allows your body to ease the process along rather than fighting it. Become a "wet noodle!" Mom-to-be should work to make relaxation a trained response.


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