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Preparation
Going into childbirth knowing what to expect is key to building the confidence you need. Here’s how to get there.
Creating a birth plan can help you decide what kind of delivery experience you really want. Just don’t get too attached to it.
5 things you should know about LABOUR DAY
Five things you must know – and no-one will think to tell you – before the big day.
Natural
You don’t have to take having a baby lying down. Other positions can help reduce pain and shorten labour.
The midwife on your labour ward might spend more time with you in one shift than your obstetrician does in nine months.
You’re in your third trimester and a check-up reveals that your baby is breech. Most breech babies are born via Caesarean section but there are ways to encourage baby to turn and increase your chance of a natural delivery.
Caesarean
A midwife's views on Casey B's Caesarean
Private midwife Karen Clark wrote this letter to Fit Pregnancy after reading Casey B. Dolan's dramatic birth story.
Our December/January cover model Casey B Dolan hoped for a natural birth... Here, she shares the journey.
Baby Jasmine's dramatic arrival
"We toasted to a safe birth and my husband and I both downed a sundown cocktail of castor oil, ice-cream and ginger beer....
Postnatal Health
Whether you've had a caesarean or natural birth, there are a few things you need to know afterwards
Should you bank baby's cord blood?
Stem-cell therapy is a medical breakthrough that promises to cure everything from diabetes to Parkinson’s disease. Ashley Page wonders whether she should be saving her unborn baby’s stem cells.
Mommy meltdown - postnatal depression
Real-life accounts of mom's who struggled with postnatal depression (PND)
Stories
I’ve spent most of my life being un-excitingly balanced. Until seven months ago, that is, when my world changed and the balance of my heart tilted forever...
Not everyone wants a home birth, but for Clare Roy there was no other way to give birth to her second son, Ashley – and her entire family joined her for the magical experience.
Despite her baby being breech at 38 weeks, Louisa manages to turn her, intent on a water birth at home. She almost has her wish granted...
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