When I was pregnant, having a cesarean section was the last thing I wanted. But I had no choice: When my baby’s heart rate slowed, and I had failed to progress … after 17 hours of labor, I was whisked into the operating room.
For most parents, the choice of where to have a baby is easy: the hospital. That’s where 99 percent of births take place, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. But some couples – a small but steadily growing number – choose to deliver their babies at home instead.
Big changes with a baby on the way mean big choices! Get started here!
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Brand-new parents have plenty of questions, find some reassuring words about the most popular concerns here.
