Doula
Jules Brooks is a childbirth educator and a doula with 20 years of experience. She is a Calmbirth practitioner and believes that a woman’s body has the ability to give birth naturally. A mother of three teenagers, she herself had a cesarean section, followed by two natural births. She uses her personal experience to inspire pregnant women pass through the phases of pregnancy.She provides doula services in hospitals and through private consultations in Melbourne or online. Her consultations include education, birth preferences, and birth debriefing and counseling.
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As is common knowledge, labor pain during vaginal birth is characterized by strong uterine contractions. Women who have undergone labor may have told you about their experiences of the pain involved and the associated difficulties. Knowing the details of the vital stages of labor may prove useful in making you better prepared for what is to come. Labor pain is divided into three stages: early labor, active labor, and transition. Read this article to learn more about what happens during these stages and what you can do to make your labor easier and more comfortable. [mj-toc] Stages Of Labor Labor progresses in three stages. Let’s see what they are (1): The first stage: This is the longest part of labor and the latent phase may last up to 20 hours. It begins with the onset of the true contractions and lasts until the cervix is dilated to 10cm. The second stage: It lasts from cervical dilation until the delivery of...
Although there are many stages of pregnancy, the journey begins on the first day of the last menstruation. Most women do not realize the changes in their bodies until they miss their period or perform a home pregnancy test in the second month. Pregnancy is a beautiful time accompanied by various physical, hormonal, and emotional changes. Every woman should know about how pregnancy begins, progresses, and ends to stay healthy and happy. In this post, we explain the various stages of pregnancy in detail. We also tell you about the changes you may undergo and how the fetus grows. [MJ_RELATED_LINKS href="//www.finesse-bg.com/articles/your-unborn-babys-development_00389566/" title="Fetal Development Week By Week: Stages Of Pregnancy"] [mj-toc] Stages Of Pregnancy 1. Conception: You take the first step towards gestation when an egg in your body is fertilized by sperm, this is the moment of conception. Let’s see the developments at this stage (1). We have broken them into steps for easy-understanding. [caption id="attachment_441714" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Image: Shutterstock[/caption]...