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• Labour and birth

  How to tell if you're in labour and what happens during labour and birth.

• 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.

• 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.

• Antenatal support: meet the team

  Find out who is in your antenatal team and how they'll help you during pregnancy, labour and birth, including the midwife, obstetrician and sonographer.

• Pregnancy

  All you need to know about pregnancy, labour and birth including trying to get pregnant, foods to avoid, antenatal care and how to keep well in pregnancy.

• Diabetes and pregnancy

  Find out about diabetes in pregnancy, including types 1 and 2, the risks to you and your baby, and how to manage the condition.

• Pelvic pain in pregnancy

  Find out how to cope with pelvic pain in pregnancy, also known as symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD), or pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP).

• 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.

• 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.