Author

Kate Stafford Page 3

Kate Stafford, RN, is a staff nurse on the night shift at a small rural hospital in Bangor, Maine. In a community unit where maternity staff take on broad bedside responsibilities, she supports families through active labor and helps patients recognize when to head into triage. Her hospital background includes cross-coverage across emergency, medical-surgical, and maternity floors. Stafford received an associate degree and a bachelor of science in nursing.

What to Expect at Your First OB Appointment Pregnancy
Can Your Water Break From Sex?Pregnancy
What Does Back Labor Feel Like?Pregnancy
How to Measure Effacement With Fingers Pregnancy
Can Sneezing Cause Your Water to Break?Pregnancy
At What Station Do You Start Pushing in Labor?Pregnancy
How Common Is Silent Labor and What Causes It?Pregnancy
What Is the Purple Line in Labor and What Does It Mean?Pregnancy
Why Do You Shake During Labor and After Delivery?Pregnancy
Can a Cervical Check Break Your Water?Pregnancy
Is Swollen Labia a Sign of Labor?Pregnancy
How Long Do Labor Shakes Last and What Causes Them?Pregnancy
How to Do a Cervical Check for Dilation and Effacement Pregnancy
What Does Prodromal Labor Feel Like?Pregnancy
Does Giving Birth Feel Like Period Cramps?Pregnancy
What Causes Baby Heart Rate to Drop During Labor?Pregnancy
How Does Your Water Break Naturally?Pregnancy
Does Pelvic Pain Mean You’re Dilating?Pregnancy
Is Extreme Nausea a Sign of Labor Starting?Pregnancy
Do Cervical Checks Hurt Less the More Dilated You Are?Pregnancy
Can Coughing Cause Your Water to Break?Pregnancy
Do You Get Gas Before Labor and Other Signs Labor Is Near Pregnancy
Why Do You Get the Shakes During Labor?Pregnancy
How Do You Get Admitted to Labor and Delivery?Pregnancy
How to Tell If Your Cervix Is Opening for Labor Pregnancy
Can Your Water Break While Sleeping?Pregnancy
What Does a Baby’s Head Feel Like Through the Cervix?Pregnancy
Can You Deliver Twins Vaginally?Pregnancy
Can You Drive Yourself to the Hospital While in Labor?Pregnancy
How to Know If You’re Dilating: Signs and Symptoms Pregnancy