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Abruptio Placentae / Placental abruption Normally, the placenta remains firmly attached to the wall of the womb until after the baby has been born. In a small number of cases (about 1 per cent), though, it separates before the baby is born. Acceleration of labour The speeding up of labour by the use of drugs,…
Posted in Glossary of pregnancy terms Tagged Abruptio Placentae, Acceleration of labour, AFP, afterpains, Amniotic fluid, Anal fissure, Apgar score, Artificial rupture of membranes, assisted delivery, assisted labour, augmentation of labour, Glossary of pregnancy terms, placental abruption, Pregnancy Leave a comment
Birth plan examples
How you write your birth plan will depend on how strongly you feel about any specific areas. It can be quite short and simple, as these birth plan examples show. Birth plan one I hope to keep as active and mobile as possible in labour with the help of my partner Paul. I would appreciate…
Induction
The decision to start labour artificially – to have an induction – is a joint one made by you and your midwife/doctor. If your midwife/doctor is suggesting an induction, and you’d prefer not to have one, you can decline it if you want to, and wait a bit longer for labour to start by itself.…
Posted in Birth choices, Labour and Birth, Online antenatal classes Tagged antenatal class, Artificial rupture of membranes, babyworld online antenatal class, Caesarean section, class 7, Forceps, Induction, labour and birth, overdue, oxytocin, pessaries, Pre-eclampsia, Prostaglandin, stretch and sweep, syntocinon, Ventouse Leave a comment
