9 delivery day decisions (you need to make!)
Much of what happens during labour and delivery is beyond your (or anyone’s!) control. That’s why many mums-to-be find it helpful to write a birth plan
Looking for the best resources and advice on all you need to prepare for birth? Read about making a birth plan, labour signs, when to go to hospital, the three stages of labour, pain relief options, and what childbirth really feels like.
Much of what happens during labour and delivery is beyond your (or anyone’s!) control. That’s why many mums-to-be find it helpful to write a birth plan
Whether you’re having a planned Caesarean or an unexpected one, it’s important to know what you’re in for
One of the most-asked questions mums-to-be have is, “What does birth feel like?” But have you ever wondered what birth feels like for your baby?
You’d think that labour would be over now that your baby has emerged, but there’s one more stage, which can take up to an hour.
The first stage of labour is the longest stage, lasting six to 36 hours! Within this, there are three separate stages
When your cervix is fully dilated to 10cm, and you feel the urge to push, you’ve entered the second stage of labour
“A tear down there” is feared by many mums-to-be, but stitches of the perineum are common after childbirth, and usually heal well
Pregnancy complications meant that I was always going to have a C-section – but even my planned C-section didn’t go to plan
At 1pm on a Thursday, my waters broke. As a first-time mum, I didn’t quite realise what was happening, so I texted my midwife to double-check. Yes, definitely my waters – but where are my contractions?
From the “pop” of my waters breaking to Jake being born, it was only four hours – and I was five days overdue!
Only 7% of women birth at home, yet in the majority of cases it’s safer and has less chance of intervention and cross-infection than hospital births
Could the presence of a doula help you have a better labour and birth experience?