Zoloft and Pregnancy: Is It Safe?

Zoloft and Pregnancy
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Last updated Jan. 11, 2018. Zoloft is one of the most popular antidepressants in the country — more than 37 million prescriptions for the drug are filled every year. However, mixing Zoloft and pregnancy can expose the baby to certain serious risks. Pregnancy and Mental Health We’ve talked before about how pregnancy can be hard […]

First Signs of Labor: How to Know When Baby is Coming

Signs of Labor Approaching
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Article at a Glance
  • The first signs of labor are well before delivery. Within a month of your due date, you may feel baby change positions to get ready for birth or experience Braxton Hicks contractions. Your cervix also will dilate and you may pass your "bloody show."
  • When labor actually starts, you'll feel more intense contractions and your water will break. Sometimes, Braxton Hicks contractions will continue as a false labor. True labor pains travel from the back to the front of your body, and the contractions are more painful.
  • These signs of labor approaching may also appear if you're experiencing preterm labor. Seek medical attention immediately, particularly if you are at 36 weeks or less.

Article at a Glance The first signs of labor are well before delivery. Within a month of your due date, you may feel baby change positions to get ready for birth or experience Braxton Hicks contractions. Your cervix also will dilate and you may pass your “bloody show.” When labor actually starts, you’ll feel more […]

Epidurals for Delivery: Pros and Cons

Epidural Pros and Cons
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Last updated Dec. 28, 2017. The thought of giving birth is intimidating — we’ve seen plenty of depictions of painful deliveries with screaming and crying and breathing exercises and fainting partners. Labor can be painful. You have to squeeze a relatively large baby through a relatively small passage, and that takes a lot of stretching, […]