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Know-how: Pre-labour signs
By ThinkBaby on 21/03/2011 02:43:00
Are you in labour or pre-labour? Lightening, twinges and tiredness could all be symptoms your body is getting ready for birth
Are you in labour or pre-labour? Lightening, twinges and tiredness could all be symptoms your body is getting ready for birthFrom day one of pregnancy, your body is beginning to prepare for the birth of your baby. In the last month, most women
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Pre-labour signs
By Laura Lee Davies on 26/05/2010 04:56:06
Some women have signals that labour is coming for weeks before it happens, others a few hours. What are the signs that labour is nearly here?
's nearly ready for you to give birth to your baby.So, do you recognise any of these key pre-labour signs?
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David Cameron breaks ‘extra midwives’ pledge
By Marina Nelson on 18/11/2010 13:06:59
David Cameron and Nick Clegg have made a u-turn on pre-election talk of more midwives, says the Royal College of Midwives
Minister David Cameron has turned his back on his funding pledge even though birth rates are increasing.Many maternity wards say they need more staffing as they are finding themselves stretched with more complicated births.Cathy has said the birth rate
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‘Caesareans by choice should be every woman’s right’
By Kimberley Smith on 27/06/2011 13:27:04
As Victoria Beckham’s pre-booked labour date approaches, the debate over elective caesareans kicks off again
The number of mums giving birth by elective caesarean in the UK has risen in the past year from 3.6% to 5.5% of all births. But despite criticism that the procedure is an easy way out for women “too posh to push”, experts are split over which method
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Night work link with premature birth possible
By ThinkBaby on 12/12/2005 09:55:40
More inconclusive study findings from the US suggest further research advisable
A study conducted by the University of North Carolina has suggested a possible link between night work during pregnancy and pre-term birth, according to the BBC, although the research is far from conclusive.Researchers at the university interviewed
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Maternity units failing obese pregnant women
By Susie Boone on 23/03/2010 06:12:55
Services struggling to keep up with rising weight of mums-to-be
are not receiving the right advice or assessments.This may be putting these mums-to-be at risk, especially as they are already more likely to have health complications, such as diabetes and pre-eclampsia due to their weight. They are also more likely to need
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Mum goes into labour during her driving test – and passes!
By Kimberley Smith on 01/11/2011 12:23:26
Double congratulations due for mum who ended the day with a driving license and a new baby
Learner driver Emma French was so keen to ditch her L-plates that she ignored being in labour for just long enough to pass her driving test. The determined mum-to-be not only managed to pass her test, but also drove herself to hospital to give birth
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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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The hows and whys of induction
By ThinkBaby on 15/02/2009 01:43:07
There are several reasons why your medical team may suggest giving nature a medicinal helping hand
When doctors or midwives medically intervene to kick-start labour, the process is known as induction. Your doctor or midwife will suggest induction if he or she believes that it would be better for either your or your baby's health for the baby
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How important is an accurate due date?
By ThinkBaby on 18/08/2009 00:42:17
Although we are given due dates which we work to through our pregnancy, how important is it for them to be totally accurate?
it comes to birth. Your baby is deemed to be ready for birth at 37 weeks and if you go into labour before this point then your baby is said to be premature and will need extra medical care and attention both during and after labour. Your due date will also
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