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In Birth Secrets… read through each list during pregnancy and add suggestions you feel are helpful to your overnight bag, birth plan or mindset. Additionally, it may be useful to discuss many of these tips with your healthcare provider. The majority of these tips can be used with Epidural, Cesarean Section or Natural Delivery.

Take time to practice with ‘Helpful Visualizations’ so that you have tools to use for a calm mental state on labor day. For the partner who is unsure of what to say to the mother-to-be, look in ‘Spoken Affirmations’ for ideas. Once the labor has started, and you realize that this could be a long labor, use the tips in ‘Handling a Long Labor’ for specific suggestions. If mom has back pain during labor, be sure to reference ‘Back Labor Comfort Measures’ early to help assist with the rotation of the baby and aid mom’s comfort.

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