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Why music is so important when you're giving birth
By Rachel Beckett on 21/09/2011 09:32:16
iPod at the ready! Plan your soundtrack for delivering your baby and you could have a smoother birth
that music ‘got them through’. In the same way it’s worth thinking about the benefits that music can bring to labour and birth and the ways in which it can help you on your big day.Listening to music during labour and birth is not a new idea, however
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Acupuncture does work as a pain reliever, say scientists
By Sara Mackenzie on 01/06/2010 12:39:02
Pain is eased with acupuncture, new research finds, which is top news for any mum-to-be with it on her birth plan!
blood through.A month ago, acupuncture was in the news for NOT relieving pain, with researchers saying it didn’t really help mums-to-be in labour. Now, a different set of scientists think the opposite is true, and have identified the painkilling
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Drug that reduces risk of premature birth approved in US
By Kimberley Smith on 08/02/2011 13:25:01
Prevention of premature birth given a boost as US approves drug to help reduce the chances of at-risk mums going into labour early
for preterm birth.Premature birth occurs when a baby is born before week 37 of pregnancy. It can cause birth complications, physical and mental disabilities and sometimes death. Researchers hope the use of this drug will reduce the number of babies born early
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Know-how: Vitamin K at Birth
By Sarah Lawson on 05/05/2009 01:32:42
Many hospitals advise giving a vitamin K injection at birth, we explain why this is, and how it's given
.Because of this, Vitamin K is offered to all new babies.Are all babies at risk?Yes, although some babies are more at risk than others. These include babies born prematurely (before 37 weeks), babies whose mothers took certain drugs during pregnancy (such as drugs
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Birth stories: Labour without drugs
By Michaela Kennard on 21/04/2008 10:08:26
Conventional pain relief? Not for us!
Michaela Kennard, 39, from Kent is mum to 16-year-old Marcel and 17-month-old Lucas. For her second labour she hired a homeopathic birthing kit that helped her to have the home birth she really wanted – without medical intervention or drugs
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Know-how: Waterbirth
By Maria Muennich on 06/09/2009 01:55:52
How using a birthing pool can be useful for birth and pain relief during labour
facilities and it is a very popular method for home births because it can dramatically aid pain relief in labour so you don't have to rely on drugs so much, if at all. Indeed, even if you do not wish to give birth in a pool, it can be a great way to ease pain
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Will my baby be low-birthweight?
By Laura Lee Davies on 03/03/2008 01:42:41
Having a baby who is under 5lb 8oz at birth can signal long term health problems, but is there anything you can do to reduce the risk of a low birthweight?
conception).Best practice in pregnancy to avoid low-birthweightYou can have a very real affect on the best-odds outcome for your baby's longterm health.It is probably no surprise that drug abuse and excessive alcohol intake throughout pregnancy can increase
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Turning a breech baby
By ThinkBaby on 11/10/2009 01:10:35
Although babies usually move to be head downwards, ready for the birth, during the last few weeks of pregnancy, can they be 'turned' if they presenting in a breech position?
and you'll often have a scan during the procedure to alert doctors to any such difficulties. Some doctors use a drug to relax the uterus during an ECV. In some instances an ECV isn't suitable, for example: if you've had certain complications in pregnancy
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What is premature labour?
By ThinkBaby on 05/12/2009 08:21:31
What happens in a premature labour, what are the symptoms and what should you do if you think labour is starting early?
is usually given two drugs: The first works on the mother to delay, or even stop, the labour and the second, a steroid, works to speed up the development of the baby's lungs so that they are ready to breathe oxygen after the birth if labour continues
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Birth stories: Labour without drugs
By Claire Harrison on 21/04/2008 10:20:08
Conventional pain relief? Not for us!
Length of labour3½ hoursWorst bitWalking to the hospital, trying not to push.Best bitWhen they laid her on the bed next to me – that was magic!Very early in my pregnancy I read a magazine article about natal hypnotherapy and decided to investigate further. I’m a
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