Hello! We are back with the May Q&A.  This month we kick things off with a short conversation on obstetrical rhetoric around the risks of cesarean birth and induction, followed by your excellent  questions on:

• Short cords and small placentas
• Setting boundaries with well-meaning parenting advice-givers
• The necessity or not of Non-stress tests (NST) in late pregnancy
• True medical indications for artificial rupture of membranes (AROM)
• VBAC labor contractions and an interesting tidbit on the impact of eating dairy in pregnancy 
• Supporting the fetal ejection reflex (FER)
• Can coffee (yep, you read that right) prevent tearing in labor?

And in our extended version of this episode, we dive into:

• Ultrasounds in late pregnancy
• Pap smear recommendations
• Fetal heart rate decelerations in labor
• Postpartum doulas and how they can best support breastfeeding
• Umbilical cords as bungee cords or not?
• And of course, everyone's favorite, a round of quickies!

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