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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.

• Managing your health by logging in online – NHS App help

  Find out how to manage your health by logging in on the NHS website.

• Downloading the NHS App – NHS App help

  Find out how to download the NHS App to your iPhone, iPad or Android device.

• Videos about how to use the NHS App – NHS App help

  Watch videos about how to download and use the NHS App.