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Birth Day

Birth Day

Experiencing all types of births from various points of view.
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Season 200047 of 50 Episodes

  • Epidurals are used to minimize pain during labor.

  • Cervical cerclage can help women who have a short cervix carry their babies to term.

  • Gestational diabetes may cause macrosomia, a condition in which the fetus grows unusually large.

  • Pregnant women who are either obese or underweight.

  • A woman with hemophilia delivers a healthy baby.

  • A woman delivers her second child not knowing if she will pass her heart condition along to the newborn.

  • Pre-natal testing and monitoring of the Strep B virus is necessary for a healthy birth.

  • The unique medical needs of women giving birth is simply part of the job for medical professionals.

  • A delivery without medication.

  • Potential parents seek advice; multiple births; natural births.

  • Some women go to great lengths to be able to carry and deliver their own babies.

  • Brenda is suffering from a complete placenta previa - the placenta is covering the opening of her cervix - and begins hemorrhaging at 32 weeks.

  • Women encounter viral or bacterial infections while they are pregnant.

  • Potential parents talk with expectant parents.

  • Giving birth with the aid of medicine vs. natural childbirth.

  • Challenging the belief a C-section birth limits subsequent vaginal births.

  • A woman's attitude about vaginal birth and the medical reality often are at odds.

  • A pregnant woman learns that she has precancerous cervical cells.

  • Giving birth after a car accident leaves a woman with permanent spine damage.

  • Too much amniotic fluid can be a medical risk during pregnancy.

  • Medical ramifications and effects for women who have multiple births.

  • A diabetic has serious complications during her first pregnancy and delivery.

  • Women can choose between a variety of birthing methods.

  • Two teens give birth and challenge the preconceptions about teenage mothers.

  • A doctor induces labor to cut the health risks posed to the mother and child.

  • A woman overcomes colitis.

  • Hospitals provide a myriad of services to ensure the delivery of healthy babies.

  • A mother plans for a Caesarean section then opts for tubal ligation.

  • Two extremely sick babies arrive at the neonatal intensive care unit.

  • An Rh-positive woman may deliver an unhealthy baby.

  • The process and risks of caesarean sections.

  • Lung white out affects a small percentage of babies.

  • Mothers can help ensure healthy babies with good prenatal care.

  • A woman's uncomplicated delivery is textbook.

  • How the placenta develops; the placenta's role during pregnancy.

  • Women discuss the advantages of giving birth outside a hospital setting.

  • Fathers go through a range of emotions during labor and delivery.

  • Fathers recall their range of emotions during the labor and delivery processes.

  • A woman delivers a baby after having a kidney ailment; how a mother's health can affect labor and delivery.

  • The woman is determined to deliver her twins vaginally.

  • Increasing incidence of multiple births; complications of delivering twins; two mothers who are expecting twins.

  • Ancient tradition of doulas; increased demand for midwives.

  • Diabetes and its effect on pregnancy.

  • A woman with prior miscarriages.

  • Sickle cell anemia.

  • A woman whose morning sickness has lasted her entire pregnancy.

  • The risks involved with overdue babies.
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