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• Pain relief in labour

  Find out about the different methods of pain relief in labour, including self-help, gas and air, birth pools, pethidine and epidurals.

• The stages of labour and birth

  Find out what happens during labour and birth, including the 3 stages of labour, contractions, dilation, birth positions and monitoring your baby.

• Premature labour and birth

  Find out about premature labour and birth (before 37 weeks of pregnancy), and what you might expect if it happens.

• Epidural

  An epidural is an injection in your back to stop you feeling pain in part of your body, commonly given for pain relief in childbirth and in some types of surgery.

• Labour and birth

  How to tell if you're in labour and what happens during labour and birth.

• Inducing labour

  Find out about induction of labour, where the midwife or doctor starts labour artificially using a membrane sweep, pessary or hormone drip.

• Signs that labour has begun

  Find out how to recognise the signs of labour, which can include contractions, a show, waters breaking, backache and needing the toilet.

• Stomach ache

  NHS information about stomach ache, including possible causes, treatments and when to get medical help.

• Clinical trials

  Information about clinical trials and how to join one.

• Pelvic pain in pregnancy

  Find out how to cope with pelvic pain in pregnancy, also known as symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD), or pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP).