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If your water breaks before 37 weeks or before labor begins, immediately contact your midwife or emergency services and follow essential safety steps.
Premature labor occurs when contractions begin before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Learn the critical signs and immediate safety steps to take.
A miscarriage requires prompt medical evaluation and gentle physical and emotional care. Learn the immediate steps to take and when to seek urgent emergency assistance.
Building an emergency backpack for school kids: the right reflexes in a few simple steps.
Teaching your child to call 911: the right reflexes in a few simple steps.
Child fell off a bike head-first: the right reflexes in a few simple steps.
Childproofing the house: the right reflexes in a few simple steps.
Child terrified of the doctor: the right reflexes in a few simple steps.
Child locked in a car: the right reflexes in a few simple steps.
Nightmares versus night terrors in children: the right reflexes in a few simple steps.
Screen time eye strain in children: the right reflexes in a few simple steps.
What age can kids stay home alone legally?: the right reflexes in a few simple steps.
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