Delivery: the real-deal and stuff no one tells you about

Learn why Rachel’s delivery room scene on “Friends” qualifies as “the most unrealistic birth ever.” Myra J. Wick, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic obstetrician, gynecologist, and medical geneticist joins co-hosts Angela Mattke, M.D., and Nipunie Rajapakse M.D. to guide you through the reality of labor (vaginal or C section), including: * Why you should expect to get an IV * Why your birth team may include up to 10 people in scrubs * Whether it’s okay to eat and drink during labor * Why things get messy (vomiting, pooping) and that’s actually fine * How you can prepare for effective pushing * What to do to prevent vaginal tearing