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Labour and Birth

Welcome to the labour and birth section of the site where support, advice and guidance can be found to help you prepare for labour and birth. You will also find information on the signs of labour, assisted delivery, caesarean and home births and how to make a birth plan.

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Premature baby born weighing just 730 grams

Premature baby guide

Our Christmas baby came early!

Am I in labour? The signs of Labour

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Our Christmas baby came early!

Laura’s baby was due to arrive on 22nd December but this Christmas baby…

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Our best Christmas present ever!

Kate was looking forward to a home birth but when her blood test…

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Dads at the birth

Fathers are now encouraged to be present at the birth of their baby. Some…

Support during labour : birth partners

Labour can be frightening, and most women find it very reassuring to see a…

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Birth choices Home, hospital or water birth?

Momymoo Changing Bag

What you may need during labour

Your birth plan – if you’ve written one take a copy with you, even…

Choosing a waterbirth

Waterbirth tends to create a special atmosphere and can be done at home, in…

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Where to have your baby

The general assumption is that all pregnant women, especially those that are pregnant…

Midwife in the delivery room

Can you buy a better birth?

Your own personal midwife, therapists to treat you during labour, a private room…

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Pain Relief during and after labour

Complementary and alternative medicine

Many mums-to-be are turning to alternative therapies to help them conceive, ease pregnancy discomfort…

Common forms of pain relief during labour

There are several choices to make regarding medical forms of pain relief, and each…

Pain relief for a home birth

Probably since you decided on a home birth, most people will have asked what…

Coping with pain in Labour

How they’ll cope with pain in labour is one of the things that…

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Multiple births Twins, triplets and more

Why do twins occur?

Over 9,500 sets of twins were born in the UK in 2001. But,…

Antenatal testing for multiple births

Antenatal care for twins or multiple pregnancies is similar to a single pregnancy…

Multiple and twin babies

20 questions about twins

When parents find out that they’re expecting twins, their initial reaction is often one of…

Twins: How to cope during the first year

Having twins, triplets or more is a wonderful but exhausting experience. Linda, mum to…

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Premature births Why do some babies arrive too soon?

Freddie - premature baby

Premature baby born weighing just 730 grams

Read this amazing and beautiful story of Frederick, a premature baby born at…

Premature baby guide

Premature baby guide

A premature baby guide, the only comprehensive guide; is now available to parents…

Birth certificates for stillbirth babies

Premature Birth Certificates

If your baby is born showing signs of life your baby legally has…

Borderline of viability

Justice For Jayden is a small premature baby charity set up to provide support…

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Losing a baby Support and advice

Cot Death or SIDS

Sadly, eight babies die suddenly and unexpectedly every week in the UK from cot…

Sleep on the back, play on the front

Parents have become so worried about the risks of babies being allowed to sleep…

Fall in number of cot deaths

The number of babies dying from cot death and infant mortality have fallen…

Cot death figures questioned

Cot death statistics released by the government have been immediately questioned by the leading…

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