Title: Pregnancy: Read About Prenatal Care and Tests
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Pregnancy: Prenatal Care and Tests
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Content: Is a doctor who can give pain relief, such as an epidural, at the hospital 24-hours a day? Do you like the feel of the labor and delivery rooms? Are private rooms available? How many support people can you invite into the room with you? Does it have a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in case of serious problems with the baby? Can the baby stay in the room with you? Does the hospital have the staff and set-up to support successful breastfeeding? Does it have an on-site birth center? Birth or birthing centers
These centers give women a "homey" environment in which to labor and give birth. They try to make labor and delivery a natural and personal process by doing away with most high-tech equipment and routine procedures.