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Childbirth and Labor

Childbirth and Labor

Find answers to your questions about childbirth with wikiHow’s Childbirth and Labor articles. Get expert advice on everything from checking a cervix for dilation to having a natural birth. Learn about dressing for labor, inducing labor naturally, timing contractions, and much more. Do what you can to make labor easier, and look forward to meeting your new baby!

Articles about Childbirth and Labor

How to

Check a Cervix for Dilation
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How to

Reduce Your Belly After a C Section
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How to Speed up Dilation and Induce Labor
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How to

Get a Baby to Drop
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How to

Deliver a Baby
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How to

Cut the Umbilical Cord of a Baby
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Do Nipple Stimulation to Induce Labor
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How to

Dilate the Cervix
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How to

Give Birth at Home
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How to

Do Uterine Massage
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How to

Turn a Breech Baby
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How to

Induce Labor at Home
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How to

Dress for When You’re in Labor
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How to Speed Up Contractions: At-Home and Medical Options
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How to

Use Acupressure to Induce Labour
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How to

Stop Contractions
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How to

Massage Your Uterus After Birth
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How to

Induce Labour
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How to

Have an Easy Labor
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How to

Care for Your C Section Scar
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How to

Calculate Your Due Date
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How to

Help Your Wife Through Labor
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How to

Become a Doula in Wisconsin
How to

Have a Water Birth
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How to Induce Labor: Do Natural Methods Work?
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How to

Avoid a Cesarean Section
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How to

Recognize the Signs of Labor
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How to

Speed Up Labor
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How to

Prepare Yourself for Labor and Delivery
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How to

Break Your Water
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How to

Make a Hospital Birth a Natural Birth
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How to

Have a Natural Birth
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How to

Identify Braxton Hicks Contractions
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How to

Become a Doula
How to

Help Labor Progress
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How to

Know Labor Is Near
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How to

Time Contractions
How to

Deal with Placenta Previa
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How to

Recognize Preterm Labor
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