Preparing for Birth

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Mommy-to-be in her comfy craftmatic-automatic-adjustable-bed. See how happy she is? Can you say Epidural? I knew you could. The Epidural drip (for pain) is on the right and the Pitocin (to stimulate labor) is on the left.

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The cool new-fangled baby monitor gadget. The top chart is the baby's heartbeat (it's supposed to stay within the blue range) and the bottom chart is the contraction strength. Each red line is one minute. Notice how the baby's heart rate dips when there's a contraction.