A typical issue of this quarterly publication includes information on new products, maternity fashions, and more. If you've ever had difficulty caring for a nonenglish-speaking, pregnant patient, you might want to check this out. Although your experience may be slightly different than what follows, here's what you might expect during your baby's first day of life and your first day as a parent. A physician reviewed service offering medical professionals, women and industry a home for publishing, accessing information and global interaction. Labor is the process by which the uterus contracts, the cervix dilates and finally the baby descends the birth canal.
Delivery is the process by which the baby leaves the mother.
Pain is experienced with each contraction. The Pacific Post Partum Support Society offers telephone support and support groups in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, and trainings and written information world-wide.