labor

Labor & Delivery

Early labor: How to know when it starts—and what to do when it does

Wondering what to do in early labor? Spoiler alert: Rest, eat and move, mama!

Pregnancy

Birth Plan Basics

8 tips to help you create a birth plan that’s right for you.

Getting Pregnant

What’s the one must-have for a good birthplan? Flexibility

From epidurals to unlikely labor coaches, one mama shares everything you want to know about making a birth plan.

Life

Being in labor didn’t stop this woman from voting

The mama-to-be refused to go to the hospital without casting her ballot.

Life

To my doula—thank you for being by my side when I was at my most vulnerable

I hoped you would help make my second labor different from my first. What you gave me was so much more.

Birth

You no longer have to delay early pushing during labor, says new study

The study of 2,400 first-time mothers found there was no difference in eventual C-section rates between women who pushed early or waited an hour.

Pregnancy

Could Exercise During Pregnancy Make Labor Harder?

Why a fit pregnancy doesn’t always make for the best birth plan.

Pregnancy Products

6 things you need in your labor prep survival kit

These six items will get you through those last few weeks of pregnancy.

Health & Wellness

Pilates Moves To Prep Your Body For Childbirth

Six Pilates exercises that will help you get ready for delivery.

Birth

5 Things to Do Before You Go Into Labor

The ultimate to-do list before baby arrives.

Birth

I Had Fake Labor and Still Birthed at Home

A mama labored at home for 70 hours before meeting her new bundle.

Labor & Delivery

What Should I Do For Long Labor?

6 ways to pace your way through labor.

Birth

3 Ways to Rethink Contractions

What if contractions weren't about pain after all?

Pregnancy

5 Reasons You Should Meditate During Pregnancy

Moms-to-be can really benefit from a little zen.

Birth

Navigating the Cab Ride to the Hospital

6 tips to make your cab ride in labor as smooth as possible

Life

4 questions to help prepare you + your partner for a peaceful birth

#1—How can we stay connected during the process?

Life

Music for a peaceful, powerful labor + delivery: a Spotify birthing playlist

Research shows that listening to music is a helpful coping strategy during labor.

Pregnancy

5 Must-Haves for Comfort During Birth

These comfort measures will help you manage the intensity of labor.

Life

Mama, thank you for allowing me to witness your birth—love, your doula

In this space with a laboring woman, time stands still. There is no phone, schedule or any connection at all to the world outside this room. My purpose is breathtakingly simple: to be attuned and inseparable from this woman who is transforming.

Life

Should you see a midwife or an obstetrician for your pregnancy + birth?

And how to find the right care provider for you.