Search results for labour and birth

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• Breastfeeding in public

  Read our top tips on breastfeeding in public, including your legal rights and real mums' stories.

• Medicines in pregnancy

  Find out which prescription and over-the-counter medicines, such as painkillers, are safe to take in pregnancy.

• Trying to get pregnant

  Find out about the things you can do to prepare for pregnancy and when you should go to the GP for advice.

• 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.

• Severe vomiting in pregnancy

  Find out about severe vomiting in pregnancy, the condition that affects around 1 to 3 in 100 pregnant women. It's also known as hyperemesis gravidarum, or HG.

• Termination for fetal anomaly

  If tests show your baby has a serious condition, having a termination to end the pregnancy (an abortion) is an option. Read about how it's carried out and where to get support.

• Breast pain and breastfeeding

  Find out about breast pain while breastfeeding, including breast engorgement, too much breast milk and mastitis.

• Complications of an abortion

  Find out about possible complications of having an abortion.

• Piles in pregnancy

  Find out about piles (haemorrhoids) in pregnancy, and what you can do to help prevent or ease them, such as eating more fibre and not standing up for long periods of time.

• Services and support for parents

  Advice and information about what's available to new parents through the NHS, local authority services, helplines, charities and local parent groups.