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Extra babies in December?

There was a wonderful article in the Wall Street Journal about the fact that some families and OBs schedule more  inductions or cesareans in December.   With the holidays and the tax breaks it seems harmless.  But the article, Why Every Week of Pregnancy Counts helps explain why it can actually cause problems instead of prevent them.

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Long Back to Back Births

The end of  2007 I attended two very long births back to back.  Out of 63 hours I was gone 57.  I was home for a few hours of sleep between them.  I missed my 2 year olds birthday and honestly I don’t know where my boys were during that whole time.  I wasn’t worried,

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