Whether you are planning for a natural birth and going all the way without pain medication or laboring until you get admitted to the hospital, you are going to need to prepare for contractions. These are tested, tried and true labor coping techniques that you can use to manage, accept and relax through contractions. Midwife Penny Simpkin, who is a leader in the natural and home birth movement, advises moms that remember the three R’s of labor coping: Rhythm, Ritual […]