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Using Entonox for pain relief in labour
By ThinkBaby on 03/02/2005 11:51:34
The key points
What is Entonox and how does it work?Entonox, or gas and air, is a 50-50 mix of oxygen and nitrous oxide (an anaesthetic otherwise known as laughing gas). The gas enters your blood stream dampening the pain, relaxing your muscles and making you feel
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Baby born in helicopter on wedding day
By Kimberley Smith on 06/09/2010 12:47:36
Newlyweds flown to hospital as labour begins 14 weeks early
An couple’s beach wedding on Hamilton Island, off the coast of Australia, this weekend became even more memorable than planned, as the bride went into labour 14 weeks early.Born at just 26 weeks, the baby made a dramatic appearance at 7am as her mum and dad were flown from the is...
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Air Buggy Mimi for 2008
By Sarah Lawson on 02/01/2008 01:10:52
A light three-wheeler with lots of style and some cool new developments for 2008.
If you long for the sleek motion of a three-wheeler but find most models too heavy to handle, check out the Air Buggy Mimi: the smallest, lightweight 3-wheel buggy on the market. At 10kg, it's a great three-wheeler that's suitable from birth
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Ways to keep cool giving birth
By Daniella Delaney on 14/06/2011 16:49:39
If you're having a baby in hot weather, try these tips for keeping chilled out
Ask about ventilationWhen you have a tour of the labour rooms or ante-natal classes (if you are having a hospital birth), ask about air conditioning, whether windows open (and in which case, are you safe from the outside world if you are on ground
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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.
) to offer this flexibility.Forty years ago, home births were far more common, with gas and air being the main source of pain relief. Now home births are popular amongst women who want an active birth (that is, moving around, using physical movement
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Hypnotist stops pregnant woman’s labour pains
By Tessa Watkins on 08/04/2010 15:43:05
How bedside therapy helped a phobic mum-to-be to an easy birth
.A needle-phobic, with a fear of gas and air, Louise had been worried about how she would manage during the birth if she needed pain relief. Her husband, Gareth, suggested hypnotherapy and Paul agreed to help out. “All he did was get me to picture my wedding
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Biggest UK baby in 20 years born naturally
By Joanna Harvey on 13/10/2011 10:52:37
13lbs 11oz baby boy born to UK mum using only gas and air
the average newborn."He was off the scale on all of the scans so we knew he was going to be big, but we didn't think he would be that big," said dad Matthew, 19. "He is absolutely huge, the other babies look dinky compared to him."Rosie, 20, gave birth
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Kourtney Kardashian wants a water birth
By Sophie Westnedge on 22/06/2012 17:08:00
A source close to the reality star reportedly reveals her birth plans for baby no 2
birth,” the source said.Kourtney famously aired the birth of her first child on her family’s TV show Keeping up with the Kardashians, but she’s yet to confirm whether she’s planning to film the birth of her second baby for the show.“Of course Kris thinks
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Writing your birth plan
By Maria Muennich on 01/05/2005 07:47:14
When to write it and what to include
would you prefer to use eg: a birthing pool, massage techniques, gas and air- What kind of pain relief are you open to trying if need be? eg: Gas and air, a tens machine, an epidural- What kind of pain relief do you feel strongly against using? eg
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Chris Evans welcomes baby son
By Sophie Westnedge on 01/06/2012 17:03:57
The radio presenter makes a mad dash to be with his wife for the birth
minute dash he had to make back from the Hay festival to get to the hospital for the birth.“Was at Hay. No Longer. Back in the air. On the way to Baby Drop! Good luck with the show guys and well done to all the 500 Words finalists” he wrote.Baby Eli
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