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Know-how: Emergency Caesarian
By Laura Lee Davies on 02/02/2009 01:45:46
Even if you plan to have a natural birth, it's good to know all about c-sections in case of emergency
is unduly slow and either mother or baby are becoming very tiredIf the baby becomes distressed in the course of labour and birth is not imminentIf the mother's blood pressure becomes high and doesn't respond to drugsIf there is abnormal bleeding
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Turning a breech baby
By Laura Lee Davies on 07/07/2009 00:59:30
If you find out that your baby is breech, it can often be 'turned around' so that it's in a better position for labour, but how is this done?
will be advised about aftercare, in order to ensure that bleeding or discomfort do not signal any danger for you and your child. However, in most cases a mother will go home and safely await the normal labour and birth procedure which may follow even weeks later
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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
Conference. They believe that the increased use of epidurals (which are said to be used in around one in five births in the UK now), is of concern because the use of this method of pain relief often leads to further medical intervention such as caesarean
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I'm small - will my birth be OK?
By Laura Lee Davies on 02/02/2007 02:01:46
Many women worry that they are narrow-waisted or too petite to be able to give birth easily. But what are the facts?
so the birth will be easier or harder; there are stories in the media which link being overweight to an increased likelihood of a caesarean section. But what's true, and what's just a load of old (mid)wives' tales?"I'm petite so I'll have trouble
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