Search results for labour and birth

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• Epilepsy and pregnancy

  Find out about epilepsy and pregnancy, including if anti-epileptic drugs can affect your baby's health and talking to your specialist about your medicines.

• What happens if your unborn baby dies

  Read about what happens after stillbirth, finding the cause of death and the support available to you and your family.

• Asthma and pregnancy

  Find out how pregnancy affects asthma and how you can manage your asthma when you're pregnant, including treatment.

• Your baby's movements

  Find out what to do if your baby's movements slow down, change or stop (reduced foetal movement) during pregnancy

• Newborn physical examination

  Every baby will be offered a newborn physical examination. It checks things such as their eyes and heart for any problems that might need treatment.

• Washing and bathing your baby

  Read a step-by-step guide to washing and bathing your new baby, including how often to do it and how to top and tail.

• Congenital heart disease in pregnancy

  Find out about the risks of congenital heart disease in pregnancy, and where to get support.

• Infections in pregnancy that may affect your baby

  Find out about infections that can affect a baby during pregnancy, such as rubella, cytomegalovirus (CMV), hepatitis, HIV and chickenpox.

• Ultrasound scans in pregnancy

  Find out about ultrasound baby scans, including the dating scan and anomaly scan, to check for anomalies in the baby during pregnancy.

• Causes

  Read about the causes of stillbirth, including complications with the placenta (the organ that links the baby’s blood supply to the mother’s).