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Glossary of pregnancy terms: T
TENS Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, a device for relieving the pain of labour. Sticky pads are attached to the woman’s back to produce electrical impulses which stimulate her own natural painkillers and block some of the pain signals from the uterus. The unit is battery operated and the woman can control the amount of stimulation…
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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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…
What happens in labour?
The process of labour is easier to understand when it is split into three stages. In the first stage the cervix, or neck of the womb, gradually opens up to make space for the baby. It needs to open to approximately 10 centimetres before the baby’s head can pass through. This process is called dilation of the cervix. In…
Home Birth Plan
You may know exactly how you want your birth experience to be but that doesn’t mean your midwife or birthing partner will automatically know as well. Your home birth plan can be as detailed or as minimal as you want and still ensure that your wishes will be known and followed as best as possible. The following are examples…
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Birth plan: Beth and Jonathan’s hospital birth plan
Beth and Jonathan Simpson’s hospital birth plan We have attended antenatal classes at UCH as well as NCT classes and a workshop at the Active Birth Centre, and I would like to try to have as active and natural a birth as possible. Despite my high hopes, though, I am keeping an open mind as…
