Labor and delivery
Learning Center
Home birth: Know the pros and cons
Understand the possible risks and how to plan and prepare for a home birth.
Ankylosing spondylitis
Learn about this inflammatory disease that can cause some of the vertebrae in the spine to fuse over time.
Feminizing surgery
Find out how feminizing surgical procedures can help better align the body with a person's gender identity.
Signs of labor: Know what to expect
Learn what you can expect as your due date approaches and your body prepares for delivery.
Stages of labor and birth: Baby, it's time!
Find out what happens during the different stages of labor and birth.
Blood donation
Find out what to expect during blood donation and how your blood will be used to help others.
Labor and delivery: Pain medications
Understand the pros and cons of various labor and delivery pain medications.
Episiotomy: When it's needed, when it's not
Planning a vaginal delivery? Find out when an incision between the vagina and anus might be needed during childbirth.
Water breaking: Understand this sign of labor
Learn how to tell this sign of labor and what do next.
Can vaginal tears during childbirth be prevented?
Learn what you can do to help lower the risk of vaginal tears during childbirth.