Articles and Handouts
related to labor basics & interventions
The following documents are in printer-friendly portable document format (pdf). You’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these files. If you don’t have this program, get it for free on the Adobe website.
Labor Basics
- Signs of Labor
- Spontaneous Release of Membranes
- Surfing Through Labor
- Timing Your Contractions (also available for your iPhone, Droid, laptop or tablet)
- Watching My Wife Give Birth Redefined My Notion of ‘Sexy’
- Why Labor Is Good for Babies
- Birth is Simple Physics
- Fighting gravity during labour makes birth harder for mom and baby
- Evidence on: Premature Rupture of Membranes