Women’s experiences with labor and birth vary widely from woman to woman, from one phase of labor to another, and from one labor to the next. Your labor will be unique, influenced by many factors: the size, position, and health of your baby; your health and medical history; your expectations and feelings; the people who support and attend to you; and the place in which you labor and give birth.

But despite the variations, there is a common theme: the natural flow of labor. This process … More