Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know (The ParentData Series Book 1)

not, starting at hospital admission.7 Women with a doula were half as likely to have a C-section (13 percent versus 25 percent) and less likely to use an epidural

neonatal seizures—these were more likely in the group without continuous monitoring—but

The C-section rates were lower even among women who used an epidural.

I’ve always been someone for whom knowing the data, knowing the evidence, is exactly what I need to chill out.

makes me feel comfortable and confident that I’m making the right choices.

turns out that in both studies back-sleeping was associated with a higher rate of stillbirth.

“Probably fine” is not a number. The books were the same way.

http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/index.html.

Cesarean