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… Birth control Last updated December 5, 2024 Overview Birth control (also called contraception) can help prevent pregnancy. There are many types of birth control available. Speak with your health care …
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… Birth Control On this page: Overview Types of Birth Control Choosing a Birth Control Method Emergency Contraception How to Get …
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… Labour and birth Last updated January 28, 2025 Overview Everyone’s … can help you make informed choices when planning for the birth of your baby. Knowing more about what to expect can … medical interventions and more. Care after giving birth Tips to help manage some typical challenges that new …
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… Preparing for Your Hospital Stay On this page: Overview … about when to stop eating and drinking. Make a hospital packing list. Fill out and collect all your paperwork, … about when to stop eating and drinking. Make a hospital packing list. Fill out and collect all your paperwork, …
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… Writing your birth plan or birth wishes Last updated August 12, 2013 Overview Once you … control your surroundings. Many pregnant people write up a birth plan, also known as birth wishes, for healthcare …
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… Navigating Your Hospital Stay On this page: Before You Go … Leave Navigating Your Hospital Stay— Hospitals can be big, confusing places, especially if you've …
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… Preparing Your Child for the Hospital On this page: Overview Overview If your child is facing a hospital stay, you want to do all you can to make the hospital less strange and frightening. Fear of the unknown …
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… Monitoring Your Medicines in the Hospital On this page: Overview Overview Medicine errors can happen when you're in the hospital. As an active patient, you can keep careful track … you medicine. Write down everything. Before you go to the hospital, make a list of all the medicines—including natural …
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… Cardiac Rehabilitation: Hospital Program On this page: Overview … rehabilitation (rehab) may start while you are in the hospital. The hospital (inpatient) program is one part, or phase, of your …
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… Ways to Comfort a Baby in the Hospital On this page: Overview Overview Try the following comfort measures if your baby is hospitalized. Stay with your child, or visit often. Hold or … Talk to your child. Take some of your child's things to the hospital. Familiar or treasured objects, such as blankets or …
