You’ve kept every prenatal appointment, yet your healthcare provider has now advised it’s more risky for your baby to remain in the uterus and she’s recommending that it’s…
As a doula—a labor support person—Penny Simkin, PT, has helped more than 11,000 couples prepare for childbirth in more than 43 years of practice. As a physical therapist,…
Your last baby was born via cesarean and now you’re contemplating the birth of this next baby—do you know your options for having what professionals call a vaginal…
As baby makes her grand entrance, her head puts tremendous pressure on the tissues and muscles between your vagina and anus, or what’s known as the perineum. Tears…
Could where you plan to birth put you and baby at risk for delivering early, even risking prematurity for baby? It could, if you’re planning to birth in…
Years ago, whenever a laboring woman’s cervix became completely dilated—the whole healthcare team would get excited—“she’s 10!,” “she’s complete!” and “it’s time to push!” The woman would then…
Are you beginning to dread delivery day, or are you dreaming of that golden event when your baby greets you surrounded by those soft touches you bring from…