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Giving birth around the world
By Kimberley Smith on 25/10/2010 10:36:57
How different can becoming a mum be? Find out with these weird and wonderful parenting traditions from around the world
You’d think that when it comes down to it, the experience of being pregnant, giving birth and being a mum can’t be all that different wherever you live. But actually, our traditions and beliefs, superstitions and expectations surrounding pregnancy
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Overcoming Fear of Childbirth
By Laura Lee Davies on 17/11/2009 00:01:17
If you are worried about the pain you might have to go through in labour and birth, check out our reassuring tips
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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The three stages of labour
By ThinkBaby on 20/08/2010 02:20:39
Labour is an amazing achievement. Prepare yourself for the three stages your body goes through as you give birth
completely and leaves the way through into the birth canal, the vagina, free for your baby. When this happens you are said to be fully dilated.This first part of this stage, known as early or latent labour, usually happens gradually over a number of weeks
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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?
Although in cases of premature birth, there is not a great deal you can do about a baby being born underweight, there are quite a few things you can do about helping to ensure your baby is a good weight if he is born at full-term.What is a 'low
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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!
’t believe that I couldn’t feel any contractions. People might think hypnosis for labour is all a bit wishy-washy but dilating without any pain can’t be bad, can it? I would definitely recommend it to anyone.Where to get it Effective birth preparation CD
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Your worries about labour solved
By Kimberley Smith on 22/11/2011 11:56:11
Worried about pain during labour, how long the baby will take to come out or if you'll poo during the birth? We answer your concerns about what happens when you have your baby
The importance of music in your labour roomHow your baby feels at birthHow glad are you that this isn't the birth norm...?Promotional contenthttp://www.thinkbaby.co.uk/cl.asp?cn=847Christine, pregnancy advisorand mumhttp://www.thinkbaby.co.uk/cl.asp?cn=848Katie
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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
When you're thinking about setting the scene for the birth of your baby there are many birthing options open to you. And while you don't need to choose as soon as you know you are pregnant, as your pregnancy progresses you will begin to get a feel
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Am I in labour?
By ThinkBaby on 15/12/2009 01:44:23
The signs of the onset of labour
to be sent home a few hours later after being told they're not in real labour, but if you wait too long before making a call to the midwife and support, you could be in for a surprise in-transit birth or home delivery. To help you decide when to get people
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Questionnaire: What birth option is right for you?
By Debra Stottor on 04/11/2009 01:37:22
Try the ThinkBaby Birth Questionnaire to see what kind of birthing options you should be thinking about
What type of birth do you want?The minute you announce you’re pregnant you’ll be bombarded with advice from friends and relatives who have been there, done that and got the T-shirt. Trouble is, we’re all different and what’s right for one person isn
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The first 48 hours after birth for mum
By Maria Muennich on 03/12/2009 01:55:54
Your baby's finally here and the centre of all attention, but what's going on with mum?
not disappear with birth, instead you're likely to look at least five months' pregnant and with a rather wobbly belly. If you give birth away from home you'll need to pack a going-home outfit that takes this into account.If you were straining your facial muscles
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