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One Born Every Minute with Midwife Gemma
Going behind the scenes of One Born Every Minute where Midwife Gemma from the hit series tells all… One Born Every Minute has been something of a phenomenon here in the UK. The question isn’t who has watched it, the question is who hasn’t? This reality series follows the stories of pregnant mums in the…
Posted in Baby Shows, Labour and Birth
Tagged Birth, Labour, Midwife, One born every minute, Television, The Baby Show, TV
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Question: Traumatic birth experience
Q: “I feel a sense of panic and anxiety every time I think about the birth of my second baby three months ago. I just can’t seem to shake off the trauma of the experience – even though it was not a particularly horrific one! I am not depressed generally. What can I do to put…
Posted in Post natal-pregnancy, Pregnancy
Tagged Anxiety, birth trauma, depression, Midwife, panic, support
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Johnson’s Baby Mums’ Midwife of the Year 2012
Midwife Debbie Oram from Aylesbury has been awarded the prestigious midwifery award presented by BBC newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky. A midwife based in Bucks has been awarded JOHNSON’S® Baby Mums’ Midwife of the Year 2012 Award by the Royal College of Midwives at its annual awards ceremony. Debbie Oram was nominated by grateful mum, Olwen Mayes,…
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Tagged Johnsons, Midwife, Midwife Awards, News, Royal College of Midwives
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MIDIRS and NCT merge to create improved maternity services in UK
Two leading UK charities dedicated to improving maternity care announced their official merger. MIDIRS, a key provider of innovative and evidence-based information resources for maternity health care professionals and students, and NCT, the UK’s foremost charity for parents which champions user involvement in both maternity services and maternity research, have long since shared similar values and…
The first or ‘booking’ antenatal appointment
Your GP will arrange for you to have your first antenatal appointment (often known as the ‘booking appointment’), which usually takes place before 10 weeks of pregnancy. Depending on the practice in your area, it could be at your home, at your GP’s surgery, or at your local hospital. You will be seen by a midwife. Unless you…
Support during labour : birth partners
Labour can be frightening, and most women find it very reassuring to see a familiar face or partner with them when they are giving birth. Having a supportive labour companion can make a major difference to both the experience and outcome of labour and birth. Research has shown that social support: Reduces a woman’s need for pain-killing drugs Reduces…
Posted in Labour and Birth, Natural pain relief
Tagged Birth, Childbirth, Dad, Labour, labour and birth, Midwife, partner
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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…
How long is the second stage of labour
The second stage begins when the cervix is fully dilated. You may not have strong pushing contractions straight away. Some women have a short pause – if this happens to you, make the most of it and gather strength for the work ahead. This stage may consist of just a couple of contractions, or it may take as…
Posted in Labour and Birth
Tagged Cervix, Childbirth, contractions, Labour, Midwife, Pregnancy, second stage of labour
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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…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Labour and Birth, Online antenatal classes
Tagged antenatal class, babyworld online antenatal class, Birth, birth plan, Caesarean section, Childbirth, class 5, Doula, first stage of labour, Labour, Midwife, Placenta, second stage of labour, Third stage of labour, Vitamin K, Water birth
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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…
