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RCM calls for fee on epidurals
By Laura Lee Davies on 23/02/2006 16:13:44
Royal College of Midwives calls for debate on introducing a fee for epidurals during labour
, must be taken into account.The culture of active birth - where mothers are encouraged to move around and find positions which allow them to get through pain and labour without so much medical intervention - is something which for many years
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Midwife study: opinions wanted
By Laura Lee Davies on 21/03/2006 01:08:31
Midwife Carol Bell is looking for women with experiences and views for her study on 'excellent practice in midwifery'.
Midwife Carol Bell is looking for women with a wide range of experiences and thoughts to feed back to her in a new study. We'll let her explain it herself...'I am a midwife currently undertaking a piece of research as part of my doctorate in professional practice to look at "the ...
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Home births becoming more popular
By Laura Lee Davies on 06/04/2006 01:59:56
Statistics show an increase in home births. Welsh Assembly aims for 10 per cent of births to be at home by 2007.
fear complications may arise requiring them to be taken into hospital during labour. Other women are not enjoying the option of a home birth if they live in an area where there are not sufficient resources (enough available midwives, for example
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Midwives given robot to practice births
By Laura Lee Davies on 20/07/2006 10:52:19
A Sheffield university has developed a 'robot' mother to help train midwives for different birth experiences.
-life clinical experience.The robot mother-to-be has been named Noelle and can be programmed to go through early stages of labour as well as hundreds of different birth permutations (including breach birth, needing ventouse, having a caesarian and so on). When
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Having a bath after the birth
By Laura Lee Davies on 28/09/2006 01:24:45
Even today, some doctors (the ones who shower) disapprove of baths after birth, but they are completely safe.
to worry that it can cause an infection whilst your body is healing. Instead, it can be a good way of gently clearing out the bloody debris (lochia) after the birth.If you have had an episotomy or have piles, it can be a good way to soothe your sore parts
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What is Natal Hypnotherapy?
By Laura Lee Davies on 27/11/2007 00:47:07
The lowdown on another alternative pain relief for birth, with a growing number of followers.
In the shadow of last week’s proposal by the Royal College of Midwives that non-essential epidurals should be paid for, there is no better time to look at the alternative options to pain relief for labour and birth.As well as massage, aromatherapy
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Having a baby in hot weather
By Laura Lee Davies on 29/06/2008 02:04:49
When the heat is on, you might think the last thing you want to do is give birth! Here are a few ideas and tips for staying cool.
If you are heavily pregnant and already wondering how you can get through an uncomfortable and sticky hot summer, you may well be concerned about how you’re going to stay cool in labour!It is useful, unless your waters have ruptured, to enjoy a
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What is VBAC?
By Laura Lee Davies on 16/02/2009 00:05:56
A 'natural birth' when you have previously has a caesarian is called Vaginal Birth After Caesarian, but what are the risks?
. But now opinion is beginning to change.Why has VBAC been regarded as problematic?In the past, once a woman has had a caesarian, it has been regarded that another caesarian is preferable to 'natural' vaginal birth, where the strain of labour might rupture a
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When your waters break
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/08/2009 01:19:12
Although women have visions of their waters breaking in Tescos, the reality for many women is that they don't break until much later.
, or during induction, the waters may need to be broken by the midwife to bring on full labour.In other cases, the waters break weeks before the birth and once they have, the doctors will choose to move quite swiftly to deliver the baby, as it's home inside
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Plans to improve birth choices
By Laura Lee Davies on 04/04/2007 02:23:24
The Dept of Health's plans to improve options for where a woman has her baby have received a cautious welcome.
Although women should already have the right to choose from a range of birthing options – to be able to have a home birth or be able to choose which hospital or clinic she wishes to have her baby at – the theory does not always become a reality
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