Labor and Delivery

Labor and delivery are normal and natural but not easy. At Louisville OB-GYN, we will do everything possible to make your labor and delivery a relaxed, comfortable, and memorable event.

Our obstetricians are experts in dealing with all aspects of childbirth and are also trained as surgeons so that they can handle any complications that may arise, including Caesarean sections and episiotomies.

The pages below explain what happens on the delivery day. We hope they will help you make the choices that are right for you.

• True labor
• Three stages of labor
• False labor (Braxton-Hicks contractions)
• Preterm Labor
• Induction
• Monitoring the baby
• Assisted Vaginal Delivery

• Bradley method
• Lamaze method
• Strategies for getting through labor
• Pain relief during labor and delivery

Delivery

• Vaginal birth
• Episiotomy
• C-section
• Vaginal birth after c-section