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The home birthing option
By Maria Muennich on 17/06/2009 01:32:58
The government plans to make home birth an option to all mums in two years' time, but is it worth the fuss?
There's been a bit of a stink in the press this week over the government's birth choice plan for 2009. The idea, welcomed in principle by many health professionals, is to give every mum-to-be the option giving birth in a birthing centre, hospital
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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
and concerns rather than an instruction sheet for your doctors. You may really want a waterbirth, but if the only birthing pool at your hospital is in use by someone else when your baby decides to make an entrance then you’ll have no choice but to be flexible
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Pain relief in labour: an overview
By Maria Muennich on 05/11/2009 00:08:11
Expectant mums now have a wide range of choice when it comes to coping with labour, whether through medical relief, alternative therapies or both
sensation that birth entails. The good news is that advances in both medical technologies and alternative forms of pain relief mean that these days expectant mums have a range of pain relief choices, whether you are open to medical pain relief - such as gas
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Planning ahead for birth when you're already a mum
By Maria Muennich on 08/07/2008 14:30:42
Preparing your child for becoming an older brother or sister is one thing, but preparing them for the actual birth can make an important start for this new relationship
're giving birth in a hospital or birthing centre? Then help her with packing her own 'overnight bag'. This can include her choice of night things, books, a few toys etc. for her to use when you go away. It doesn't matter if you're planning for her
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Who's who of pregnancy care
By Maria Muennich on 20/03/2006 12:50:21
Doctors to doulas, which health professionals will be responsible for your care and what your other options are
and postpartum. Your can find details of local midwife professionals through the Independent Midwives Organisation. Independent midwives are a common choice for those hoping for a home birth. Some NHS areas do run schemes for one-to-one midwifery so it's worth
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When a caesarean is the best option
By Maria Muennich on 30/05/2007 00:45:29
It may not be your ideal birthing experience, but there are times when a c-section may be the best option for you and your baby
After decades of the medicalisation of childbirth, recent years have seen the momentum gained by the 'natural childbirth movement' help to broaden the choices available to expectant mothers and encourage them to consider childbirth and its setting
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31 weeks pregnant. Just nine weeks to go
By Maria Muennich on 12/08/2008 07:55:22
What's happening this week and what you can usefully do to gear up for the birth
in the run-up to birth.Write a nursery list- If you're feeling a little overwhelmed by the idea of preparing your nursery, be assured that you probably need less than you think. Rather than going into a baby store and being bowled over by the range and choice
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Working out with baby
By Maria Muennich on 09/12/2009 10:16:01
No time to yourself to exercise? Take baby along...
routine, with changes as he gets older. Toddlers will probably want to have a good view of what's going on when out and about, so make sure that your buggy of choice offers that. If you don't want your toddler to sleep on a run then do try to avoid times
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Staying stylish when pregnant
By Maria Muennich on 12/11/2007 12:23:13
These days it's relatively easy to keep a smartly dressed bump, even on a budget
, the kinds of be-ribboned smock horrors that our mothers wore and that women were still having to put up with as late as a decade ago, are now more or less consigned to the maternity dustbin and there is now plenty of choice and some very natty maternity
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Review: Fuzzi Bunz cloth nappies
By Maria Muennich on 30/08/2006 13:37:21
Nappies don't really come much simpler to use than this
with soft, stretchy, breathable, waterproof outer made from PUL with an inner layer of microfleece to wick away moisture. The pocket in-between holds an microfibre insert (sold seperately) or any filling of your choice. Available in 22 colours and six sizes
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