William Camann, M.D., is the director of obstetric anesthesia at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, one of the most respected health care institutions in the world. Dr. Camann is also an associate professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, immediate past-president of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, and co-author of Easy Labor: Every Woman�s Guide to Choosing Less Pain and More Joy During Childbirth (Random House, 2006).
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wcamann 7/2/2008
5:24 pm

pelvic pressure and pain

I have been having a lot of pelvic pressure like stretching and the sensation that I need to urinate, especially when I am standing or walking. Is that normal? I have also had a lot of cramping down low and tightening on the top of my stomach. I didn't thin or dialate with my first child, but this one seems to be quite a bit larger and am wondering if my body could be doing what it is supposed to this time.

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