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Tips for your birth partner
Find out how your birth partner can help during labour, such as reminding you of relaxation techniques, massaging you and holding your hand.
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Premature labour and birth
Find out about premature labour and birth (before 37 weeks of pregnancy), and what you might expect if it happens.
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Where to give birth: the options
Find out about your options for where to give birth: at home, in hospital or at a midwife-led (midwifery) unit.
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What happens straight after the birth?
What to expect after your baby is born, including information on skin-to-skin contact, bonding, stitches and vitamin K injections.
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Pack your bag for labour
Find out the essentials you need to pack in your bag ready for labour and birth, including clothes for you and the baby, towels and sanitary pads.
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What happens at the hospital or birth centre
Find out when to call the hospital, midwife unit or midwife once labour starts, and when to go. Plus what to expect when you get there, including examinations the midwife will carry out and what the delivery rooms are like.
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Coronary heart disease and pregnancy
Find out how pregnancy can affect coronary heart disease (CHD), as well as the risks, birth options and managing your CHD.
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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.
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What happens if your baby is breech?
Find out about baby positions before birth including breech (feet first) and transverse (lying sideways) – plus what can be done to turn babies in the wrong position, and the safest options for birth.
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Coping with stress after having a baby
How to cope with stress after the birth of a baby, including tips for relaxation, joining support groups and relationship advice.