Pregnant Videos

Easing Fears for New Moms

With the amount of information in this age of instant media access, it is no wonder that new moms and dads experience frightening thoughts about being pregnant and the childbirth process. Though taking a class can help ease some of those thoughts, it may help to view some childbirth videos online that discuss various aspects of the process in depth.

No matter what your fear is, you can find a video online to help you ease that anxiety. From the typical fears regarding pain and epidurals to more complicated questions about giving birth, short clips can inform you of what to expect. In fact, you can even find instructional videos about delivering a baby in a taxicab!

Pregnant Videos: Pregnancy Trimesters

Learning everything you can about being pregnant is almost impossible. If you do not have time to read numerous books, magazines, and pamphlets, you may find watching a couple minutes worth of video clips to be informative and easy. Learn about each trimester of pregnancy from these video clips at Baby Maternity:

• Pregnancy Videos: First Trimester of Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Videos: Second Trimester of Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Videos: Third Trimester of Pregnancy

Other medical issues or questions that may come up during pregnancy often have to do with conditions, like diabetes or asthma, or regarding the onset of labor. Pregnant videos dealing with these issues include:

• Healthline’s Pregnancy Videos: Four videos are available for viewing that covers topics from asthma in pregnancy, yeast infections during pregnancy, labor inducement, and labor and delivery.
• MayoClinic's Fetal Ultrasound: See what a fetal ultrasound will involve and what it will look like before you have your first viewing of the baby.
• The Roles & Benefits of a Midwife: Decide if a midwife is right for you in this educational video series.
• How to Know if You’re in Labor: Learn the warning signs of impending labor and when to go to the hospital.
• MayoClinic's The Epidural Block: Find out what is involved in getting an epidural and determine if that is your best pain control option.

Childbirth Videos

Classes offered at hospitals and birthing centers often show videos that have been professionally produced for the particular class. They often show a routine vaginal delivery, though some may offer c-section videos, too. Online, however, you can view videos about the following types of childbirth:

• Hospital assisted births
• Home births
• Water births
• Doula or midwife assisted births (home or hospital)
• Forceps and vacuum deliveries
• Delivery of multiples (twins and triplets)
• C-sections videos

Viewing these videos can help you make a more informed choice about your labor and delivery process. Find videos about these types of childbirth and more at these websites:

• Childbirth.com offers clips of various types, including emergency births, c-sections, water births, home births, and more. Simply click on the photo to view the video.
• Pregnancy 101 Videos of Natural Childbirth shows four different variations on a natural childbirth, from hospital water to a birthing center.
• Natural Childbirth of Twins and Triplets! is a YouTube video in a documentary style that shows multiple births done naturally.
• Cesarean Section, Resources, UPMC is a QuikTime animated video on what to expect during a c-section.
• MayoClinic’s What to Expect During a C-section discusses and shows what happens during most c-sections to both the mother and the baby, from the start to the end of the procedure.

View More Videos

You can find more videos online dealing with pregnancy and childbirth. If you are a member of an online community, there may be a video-sharing section where women post their own birth stories, pregnancy videos, and childbirth experiences. The doctor’s clinic or hospital you plan to deliver your baby at may also offer videos to watch online.

Video sharing websites can also have informative clips about pregnancy and birth. Though YouTube is popular, you can also visit Photobucket, GoFish, and other sites that offer sharing options. Just search for the type of information you are looking for, such as “forceps delivery” or “acid reflux during pregnancy” and results will appear in a few seconds.

Make a video of your childbirth and post it on a sharing site to help inform other women about your experience. For the more serious videographers, create a video diary of your pregnancy, editing it for each month and end with the birth. This will help other women know what to expect each month.