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  1. Stages of labor and birth: Baby, it's time! - Mayo Clinic

    Mild, less painful contractions that are close together continue after delivery. The contractions help move the placenta into the birth canal. You push gently ...

  2. Labor and delivery: Pain medications - Mayo Clinic

    Side effects include itching or back soreness after delivery. A rare side effect is a bad headache. Opioids. Opioids can be used to lessen pain during labor.

  3. Signs of labor: Know what to expect - Mayo Clinic

    Labor contractions generally are 2 to 5 minutes apart. Braxton Hicks contractions may come and go without a pattern. How long do they last? Time how long each ...

  4. Labor positions - Mayo Clinic

    Sometimes kneeling helps ease back pain. Kneeling while leaning forward also can help open your pelvis. Use a birthing ball or pile of pillows for support. Or ...

  5. Preterm labor - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Regular or frequent feelings of belly tightening, called contractions. Dull low backache. · Preterm labor or premature birth in an earlier pregnancy. · Pregnancy ...

  6. Postpartum care: After a vaginal delivery - Mayo Clinic

    Vaginal soreness · Vaginal discharge · Contractions · Leaking urine · Hemorrhoids and bowel movements · Sore breasts · Hair loss and skin changes · Mood changes.

  7. Inducing labor: When to wait, when to induce - Mayo Clinic

    Low fetal heart rate. Medicines used to induce labor might cause too many contractions or contractions that are out of the ordinary. This can lower the baby's ...

  8. Labor pain: Weigh your options for pain relief - Mayo Clinic

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  9. Labor induction - Mayo Clinic

    Low fetal heart rate. Medicines used to induce labor might cause too many contractions or contractions that are out of the ordinary. This can lessen the baby's ...

  10. Labor and delivery, postpartum care

    Home birth · Inducing labor · Kegel exercises · Labor pain medications · Labor positions · Medicine concerns while breastfeeding · Placenta · Postpartum care: ...