Tag Archives: Labor Pains

Should You Have an Epidural During Your Labor and Delivery?

Doctors and midwives have been trying for centuries to find a way to ease labor pains during childbirth. Lamaze and other relaxation techniques can help take the edge off of the intense pain of contractions during labor, but sometimes childbirth doesn’t go as we expect or plan. Even if you are adamant that you do […]

Phsyical Recovery After Miscarriage

Regardless of how early a miscarriage occurs, the physical impact is huge. On top of the devastating emotional and hormonal repercussions of miscarriage, the process involves blood loss-or even hemorrhage-as well as contractions which are essentially labor pains. Physically miscarriage may require as much time to recover as a full-term live birth, if it was […]