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How to prepare for childbirth – tips for natural childbirth and cesarean section
How to prepare for childbirth so that it goes without complications? The most common method is to attend classes at a birthing school, teaching not only proper Kegel muscle exercises, but also breathing techniques.
Pregnancy calendar – what happens in the mother’s belly during each trimester
The pregnancy calendar is rich with many fetal milestones - the development of the heart or the neural tube, from which the brain will later develop. Pregnant women should know what awaits them in each trimester of pregnancy in order to go through it more smoothly.
Postpartum placenta – expulsion and examination after delivery
The placenta after delivery can be a valuable source of information about a woman's health. It is excreted shortly after the birth of the child. However, unlike labor pain, the placenta is born in a painless manner.
Breathing during labor – how to properly oxygenate yourself and your baby.
It is said that proper breathing during labor greatly increases its comfort and even contributes to pain relief. It is important that from the first trimester of pregnancy, women learn correct breathing technique. This will prove to be extremely useful already in the second trimester.
Labor pains – recognition and relief of discomfort
Labor pains are undoubtedly some of the most painful sensations that accompany the arrival of a child into the world. Initially they are gentle and quickly subside. The closer we get to the birth action, the more severe and much more frequent they become.