Different ways to give birth

The uterus contracts to thin and open your cervix and push your baby out through your vagina (or birth canal) Usually recommended at 37-42 weeks gestational age.

This is a surgical procedure in which a baby is born through a cut made in the mother's abdominal wall and uterus.

When you go into labor you'll follow a process similar to that used for any vaginal delivery. However, your health care provider will likely recommend continuous monitoring of your baby's heart rate and be prepared to do a repeat C-section if needed.

With this birthing option at least part of your labor, delivery, or both happen while you're in a birth pool filled with warm water. It can take place in a hospital, a birthing center, or at home.

A home birth is a birth that takes place in a residence rather than in a hospital or a birthing center. They may be attended by a midwife, or lay attendant with experience in managing home births. 

A holistic approach to childbirth also recognizes that a patient's body is naturally designed to conceive, nourish, and give birth to a baby. It trusts the natural progression of labor.

Laboring and birthing in a hospital/ Maternity floor.

A doula provides emotional and physical support to you before, during, and after your pregnancy and childbirth. Doulas aren't medical professionals. They don't deliver babies or provide medical advice or medical care. Doulas assist and advocate for the birthing parent.

Midwives are trained provide routine gynecologic care for women across the lifespan. Midwives believe pregnancy and birth are normal events in the life of a woman and we strive to make this process as healthy and empowering as possible. They provide personalized, respectful care for each client.

As long as you feel comfortable and confident while operating a motor vehicle, you can continue to drive while pregnant. There are no specific laws that restrict pregnant women from driving. Expecting mothers can continue driving a car until the baby is born if they have no reason to stop.