BIRTH AND THE FIRST MOMENTS AFTER

Giving birth is one of the most extraordinary experiences of a woman's life. Yet after all the months of careful preparation and anticipation, the moment of birth is almost never what you had expected. Labor may be easier or more physically demanding than you had imagined. 

You may end up in delivery room instead of the birthing room you'd wanted, or you could have a Cesarean section instead of a vaginal delivery. You health, the  condition of the fetus, and the policies of the hospital will all help determine what actually happens. But fortunately, despite what you may have thought when you were pregnant, these are not issues that will make your child's birth a "success" What counts is the baby, here at last and healthy.