1 - 10 of 118 results for "Your Birth Plan and Options for Labor."
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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.
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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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Labour and birth
How to tell if you're in labour and what happens during labour and birth.
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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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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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Inducing labour
Find out about induction of labour, where the midwife or doctor starts labour artificially using a membrane sweep, pessary or hormone drip.
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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.
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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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Natural family planning
Find out about natural family planning, also called fertility awareness or lactational amenorrhoea, and how it works to help prevent pregnancy.
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Your body after the birth
Advice about stitches, piles, bleeding and other physical changes after birth, plus tips to help you make a healthy recovery.