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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…
Ideas for your birth plan
Your birth plan is ideal if there are certain things that you really do or do not want to happen during your labour. Like some women, you may have individual preferences totally unique to you, but the following is a list of more general considerations. You may know exactly how you want your birth experience to be but…
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Exercise during pregnancy
Keeping fit during pregnancy helps your body to stay toned, increases your stamina during labour and means you’re more likely to keep the pounds off after the birth. Below, we look at what’s safe during pregnancy and what’s best for you… Ever wondered how so many celebrities manage to stay so trim during their pregnancy and then seem…
Understanding pregnancy tests
The most common tests offered are ultrasound, nuchal, chorionic villus sampling, and amniocentesis. Here we explain and help you to understand the pregnancy tests: Test Method Screening or diagnostic When it can be done Ultrasound Scan Screening and diagnostic From about 4 weeks Combined test Nuchal translucency test and blood test Scan and blood test Screening Around 11-13 weeks…
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Dads and antenatal classes
Antenatal classes offer men an excellent opportunity to take time out to think about their baby, which they might not otherwise do. But some men feel very awkward about going to antenatal classes. There are several different sorts of classes available: Women-only, with just one or two men’s sessions Couples classes requiring participation and involvement…
Healthy eating in pregnancy
What is a balanced diet? We all need a diet that is varied and has foods in the following proportions: One third fruit and vegetables One third energy-packed starchy carbohydrate foods like bread, potatoes and pasta One sixth protein foods like meat, poultry, cheese, pulses and dairy products The tiniest amount of sugar and fat.…
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NHS and NCT antenatal classes
NHS Classes These may be run by your local midwife, or at the hospital. They may cover labour and birth in detail, or they may cover skills for labour in just one or two sessions and devote more time to handling your baby and what to expect after the birth. Advantages they are free they tend to be…
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The third stage of labour
The third stage of labour is the delivery of the placenta- the baby’s life-support system that has supplied your baby with oxygen and nutrients, and taken waste products away. After the baby is born, contractions resume after a few minutes, but at a much lesser intensity (although they can be more noticeable if you’ve had…
Complementary therapies for labour
Many women choose to use complementary therapies such as acupuncture, hypnosis and aromatherapy to help them in labour. For some women these therapies are very useful, and they need no other form of pain relief. For other women these therapies work best alongside mainstream medical forms of pain relief. Your own midwife, or another midwife…
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Common forms of pain relief during labour
There are several choices to make regarding medical forms of pain relief, and each has its advantages and disadvantages. Talk through your options with your midwife. The right choice will depend in part on how far into labour you are, and how quickly labour is progressing. Your midwife will do an internal examination to see how dilated your cervix…
