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What is a Doula?
If you’re pregnant and looking at your antenatal care, labour and postnatal options, you may have heard the term ‘Doula’, but what are they, what do they do, how do you find one and how will they improve your pregnancy, birth and motherhood experience. We went to the experts to find out. Doula UK is…
How will your Doula help you?
Once you’ve decided that you would like a doula to help you with your pregnancy, birth and postnatal experience, how exactly will she support you? Doula UK talked us through the process. During pregnancy If you hire a doula to support you during your birth you’ll find this support starts in earnest as early in…
Question: Epidural or general?
Q: ”I am 29 weeks pregnant and have been bleeding on and off throughout my pregnancy, due to a low-lying placenta. If my placenta doesn’t move up after 34 weeks, then I have been told that I will almost certainly need a caesarean. Do the medical profession prefer you to have an epidural, rather than a…
Question: Breech babies
Q: “I am 30 weeks pregnant, and have been told that my baby is lying breech. My midwife says I may be able to choose to have a Caesarean section. How on earth will I decide what is best for my baby?” A: The first thing to remember is that many babies are in the breech position…
Posted in Birth choices, Caesarean section, Question & Answer Tagged Baby, breech, breech presentation, caesarean, Position, Rhesus factor, Turn Leave a comment
Question: Long-term pain after a caesarean
Q: “I had a caesarean nine months ago, which went horribly wrong as the epidural had lost most of its strength. Since then I still get awful shooting pains in my right side and it is still very tender to touch. My stomach area is still very large and swollen – in fact I still look…
Posted in Caesarean section, Post natal-pregnancy, Question & Answer Tagged Baby, Caesarean section, caesarian, pain, Rash, spots Leave a comment
Heidi and Jasmin share their swimming fun!
Mum of two, Heidi Speed, from Bridport in Dorset, believes that having water births and attending regular baby swimming classes have resulted in her children being more happy, confident and relaxed in the water. Heidi first took her daughter Jasmin to baby swimming classes when she was 7 months old. Now almost a year later…
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What you may need during labour
Your birth plan – if you’ve written one take a copy with you, even if there’s already one with your notes Music tapes – music can make you happy, soothe you, spur you on – take a selection. The hospital may have a cassette player in every labour room or you may need to take your own TENS…
Posted in Hospital birth, Labour and Birth Tagged Birth, birth plan, hospital bag, Labour, labour bag, TENS machine Leave a comment
Choosing a waterbirth
Waterbirth tends to create a special atmosphere and can be done at home, in birthing centres and maternity units. You might balk at the idea of giving birth in a tub and feel it is the preserve of hippy chicks and earth mothers – it’s not! Research has confirmed that using a birthing pool can really help you cope…
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Hypnotherapy for labour : A midwife’s view
Why is it that many women seem to fear their baby’s birthday rather than look forward to it? Midwife, Tania Pearce, has trained in Hypnobirthing a course that has been devised by a hypnotherapist, Marie Mongan, who could see the benefits of using it for birth. Her method is called Hypnobirthing the Mongan method. Tania descibes how she…
Choosing where to have your baby
The general assumption is that all pregnant women, especially those that are pregnant for the first time, will have their baby in hospital. Most women have a range of choices though depending on what’s available in their area. The choice for most women is between giving birth at home, in a midwife-led birth centre, or in hospital. For…
