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Pregnant at Christmas? Be prepared
By Kimberley Smith on 14/11/2010 15:20:48
Everything you need to know about pregnancy and going into labour in the holidays
.Local hospital wardTake the number for your nearest maternity ward. If you have already communicated with the maternity team this will allow you to get in touch when you go into labour of check if you have any concerns. If you're planning a home birth it is worth
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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
Maternity services for obese mums-to-be have been branded ‘not good enough’ by the Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries.Its report warned that units do not have enough extra-wide operating tables and beds and that obese pregnant women
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NHS teaches pregnant women to hypnotise themselves
By Kimberley Smith on 14/02/2011 14:23:49
NHS asks first-time mums-to-be to help investigate hypnosis in labour as an alternative to painkillers
and reduce the pressure on over-stretched maternity wards.The intention would to enable pregnant women to have free hypnobirth training on the NHS. However, critics are concerned that leaving mums to cope with labour and birth on their own may put them
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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 new mother has praised bedside hypnotherapy for helping her get through a painful birth, reports the Daily Mail. Louise Walker, 30, was six hours into labour at the Jubilee Birth Centre in Hull when hypnotist Paul Hazell came to her rescue
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Pregnant women given a negative view of caesareans, says campaigner
By Amanda Pauley on 10/10/2011 11:37:00
With 1 in 4 births via caesarean, BBC’s ‘Scrubbing Up’ asks why they're portrayed as a last resort
Giving birth is one of the most beautiful experiences women experience, yet antenatal education does little to encourage choice in labour, says campaigner and author Leigh East. After writing a book on caesarean birth, Leigh has spoken out
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Barmaid has surprise baby after mistaking labour for backache
By Kimberley Smith on 17/06/2010 14:57:55
Baby girl born on the loo to mum who didn’t know she was pregnant
It may seem impossible but 22-year-old new mum Joanne Weller had no idea she was pregnant right up to giving birth. The barmaid from Cambridgeshire felt an urge to push after assuming her labour pains were just backache. She rushed to the toilet
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NHS trust does deal with private midwife firm
By Kimberley Smith on 08/12/2011 13:17:32
NHS Wirral first trust to foot bill to allow private midwives to work with pregnant women on the NHS for more birth options
200 women was deemed a success.Pregnant women will be able to choose the One to One service and the NHS will pay for the cost of care. The women will be allocated a midwife to see them through their care from antenatal treatment through birth
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Can labour be too fast?
By ThinkBaby on 19/08/2010 03:24:50
Fast labour may be every pregnant woman's dream but can labour be too quick?
, they are not always apparent – shorter, taller, wider-hipped, thinner, being the daughter of someone who had speedy births… none of these are a guarantee that you definitely will or won't have a short labour. Just as so many women find that long periods of painful
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Fear of Pain in Childbirth
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/10/2008 01:26:04
When you are pregnant it can be daunting to think what's ahead – here's a few tips to overcome that fear
labour and birth. You'll find that other women are not only going through the same doubts and feelings as you, but that other women have been there, done it, and have come back with some valuable supportive comments for you!If you have specific questions
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Overweight mums-to-be warned of birth complication risk
By Kimberley Smith on 26/01/2011 11:00:46
Overweight and obese pregnant women have been warned they have a higher risk of going overdue and are more likely to need a caesarean
A British research team has found that obese women are more likely to have longer pregnancies and to need to be induced. They were also found to have a higher rate of caesareans.The team in Liverpool looked at the birth records of 30,000 mums who
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