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

it would turn out to be a false alarm once I checked with the doctor. Then, once she confirmed the pregnancy, I was worried it wouldn’t proceed normally.

Intermittent (ideal) or mobile fetal monitoring

labor progression is slow during active labor, our preference for augmentation is (in this order): (1) amniotomy (breaking water) and (2) Pitocin. Usually everything goes fine, but this is the part of labor when the physical doctor skills can really come in handy. The big concern here is that the baby will get stuck. Until you try it, it’s hard to

35 1 in 374 36 1 in 289

When I first got the positive pregnancy test I was worried

(www.safefetus.com).

two

The review article found that women who underwent continuous monitoring were much more likely to have interventions.