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Woman In Labor Calls Radio Station To Find Husband

by Brett Singer, Posted Feb 12th 2009 9:00AM

Everybody who has ever had a child has a story about the day the kid was born. Some are better than others, of course. But this story might be the best I've heard yet. A very pregnant Kerry Colber of Portland, OR, started having contractions on ...
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Second Time Around: I'm bringing VBAC -- yeah!

by Nadine Silverthorne, Posted Jul 21st 2007 5:57PM

(I keep singing that to myself to the tune of Justin Timberhottie's "sexyback" as a means of encouragement.) A while ago I wrote about my being on the fence when it came to this birth. I wasn't sure if I should schedule the c-section the doctor was ...
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Doctors warn: freebirthing is dangerous

by Nadine Silverthorne, Posted Jun 22nd 2007 11:57AM

Freewheeling, freebasing -- these are terms I've heard of. Freebirthing? Not so much, until I came across this article warning women against freebirthing, a.k.a. birthing without the supervision of a doctor, midwife or doula. I had no idea modern ...
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The final days of pregnancy

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Apr 5th 2007 7:00PM

Ahh, the final days of pregnancy. I remember them well, in large part because I wrote everything down. Weighing in at over 200 pounds (I am over 6 feet, but that is still a lot of girth to be hauling around, especially when it's distributed ...
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Nitroglycerin helps delay birth of preemies

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Feb 10th 2007 5:02PM

A study out of Canada seems to indicate that giving nitroglycerin to women experiencing premature labor improves their babies' chance of survival and well-being. In addition, the nitroglycerin patch helps prolong pregnancy. "For the very premature ...
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The temptation of projection

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Jan 28th 2007 11:00AM

My best friend Carrie is pregnant. And while I am totally thrilled that one of my close girlfriends is going to be a Mom (so far, I am the only parent in my group of girlfriends), I have had to bite my tongue on more than one occasion. At dinner the ...
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