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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.

When Should I Go to the Hospital When Pregnant?
Do Early Contractions Make You Poop?
Can You Be 4cm Dilated Without Contractions?
Do You Get a Headache Before Labor?
If Your First Baby Was Early, Will the Second?
What Does It Mean to Be a Fingertip Dilated?
What Is a Code C in Labor and Delivery?
Is It Normal to Feel Emotional and Tearful Before Labour?
Is Shaking a Sign of Labor?
What to Do When Your Water Breaks but No Contractions
Does Cramping Mean Dilation or Something Else?
How Big Is Your Mucus Plug and What Does It Look Like?
Why Do You Pee So Much When Pregnant?
Why Do Cervical Checks Hurt So Bad?
Can You Have Sex After Losing Your Mucus Plug?
Can Your Water Break Without Losing Your Mucus Plug?
What Is Labor Augmentation and When Is It Necessary?
Can a Mucus Plug Regenerate After Being Lost?
If You Have Bad Menstrual Cramps, Will You Have a Hard Labor?
Can You Have Sex After Mucus Plug Comes Out?
Why Can’t You Get an Epidural After a Certain Point?
Why Do They Put an IV in Your Hand During Labor?
Can Hemorrhoids Burst During Labor?
Is Hip Pain a Sign of Labor or Just Pregnancy?
What Happens If You Smoke Marijuana While Pregnant?
Why Do Contractions Cause Nausea During Labor?
Why Does It Feel Like My Baby Is Kicking My Anus?
Why Do Some Women Not Dilate During Labor?
Can Dehydration Cause Preterm Labor?
Does Semen Actually Induce Labor? What the Science Says