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| Guidepost 1 How have customs surrounding birth changed? |
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| Guidepost 2 How does labor begin, and what happens during each of the four stages of childbirth? |
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| Guidepost 3 What alternative methods and settings of delivery are available today? |
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| Guidepost 4 How do newborn infants adjust to life outside the womb? |
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| Guidepost 5 How can we tell whether a new baby is healthy and is developing normally? |
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| Guidepost 6 What complications of childbirth can endanger newborn babies, and what can be done to enhance the chances of a positive outcome? |
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| Guidepost 7 How do parents bond with their baby and respond to the baby's patterns of sleep and activity? |
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| Guidepost 8 How does parenthood change the parents' relationship with one another? |