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Campaigner for Delayed Cord Clamping & Midwife of the Year 2012

Amanda Burleigh – FAB Network

Campaigner for Delayed Cord Clamping & Midwife of the Year 2012 Amanda Burleigh is currently the only midwife in the country actively campaigning for delayed cord clamping. As a community midwife and mum to two children with special needs, Amanda has always had an interest in children’s health. As her own children were growing up…

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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. The third stage of labour After the baby is born, contractions resume after a few minutes, but at a much lesser intensity (although they can…

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