Lauren McClain, Author at Better Birth Blog

When does baby go head down during pregnancy?

January 24, 2018 By Lauren McClain

About 95% of babies will turn head down before delivery. It’s important to be aware of your baby’s position after 32 weeks so you can help it turn head-down if needed. Babies spend most of their time in utero with their heads up by the mother’s heart. As the baby gets heavier and prepares to [...]

What is a footling breech baby?

January 17, 2018 By Lauren McClain

Babies in utero spend most of their gestation head-up. As they get heavier and prepare for delivery, they turn head-down. This usually happens around 32 weeks. When it doesn’t, and baby is still head-up at term, we call this baby breech. When the baby’s head is up by the mother’s heart, the baby may be [...]

6 Risks of Turning a Breech Baby

January 10, 2018 By Lauren McClain

If you find yourself at the end of pregnancy with a baby who is still head up, you may want to try to encourage baby to turn head down. There are three ways to help a breech baby go head-down: At Home There are multiple ways to try helping your breech baby turn virtually risk-free [...]

Art of Deception in Obstetrics: Deformed Consent

November 6, 2017 By Lauren McClain

You know about informed consent: They inform you of what they want to do and give you a paper to consent on. That’s not how it’s supposed to work. Informed consent was meant to cover bases for both clinicians and patients. Because medical knowledge is limited and the effects of any procedure or drug even more [...]

Your Baby Is A Horcrux

October 30, 2017 By Lauren McClain

It seems like the right time to point out to all my fellow mothers that what we are doing here is meddling with the dark arts. Every time you have a baby, you’re essentially creating a horcrux. Think about it. 1. A horcrux is something in which you place a fragment of your soul. Creepy, [...]

« Previous Page
1
…
5
6
7
8
9
…
24
Next Page »