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Record Your Information
Have your coach keep good notes about your labor and delivery. This can be helpful medical information for any future pregnancy you might have. It’s also a good idea to include a copy of this type of medical history in the background information about yourself that you give to your child.
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The type of facts you should write down include:
- How long your labor lasted
- Any complications during your labor: pre-eclamsia, cord prolapse
- Medications you took during labor and delivery
- Anesthesia that was administered to you and any adverse reactions you may have had
- Information about the delivery: forceps, vacuum extraction, Caesarian section, fetal distress
- Time of delivery
- Length, weight and Apgar scores of the baby
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