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Fireman helps mum give birth outside a strip club
By Susie Boone on 04/03/2011 18:55:43
Mum in labour is told to keep her legs closed as baby decides to make an appearance in the family car
! By the time they got back on the road, their unborn son decided to start speeding too – calling for an unscheduled stop outside the nearby raunchy club.Responding to an emergency call, firefighter Martinez was first to arrive on the scene, and was worried he
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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
for what is right for you. If you've heard about waterbirth and would like to find out more about it then here is a good place to start.A water birth is no longer the preserve of a minority - most hospital labour wards will have at least some water birth
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Getting through the early stages of labour
By ThinkBaby on 13/09/2010 08:58:16
Getting through your waters breaking, early contractions, labour signs and when to grab the hospital bag
Early labour - the signs and what to do The time from when you first feel your first contraction, or from when you realise your waters have broken, through to having progressed enough to need to go to hospital can seem like an age
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Zita West antenatal classes
By Laura Lee Davies on 22/05/2008 01:05:22
New one-day courses for parents-to-be, Super Sundays are perfect for busy parents who can't make endless NHS classes
Hypnotherapy) or one-off sessions at a pre-baby weekend retreat, you can get a lot out of spending this precious time with your partner and other couples like you.Zita West’s Super-SundaysWell-respected pregnancy and parenting guru Zita West has now started one
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Active birthing
By Maria Muennich on 20/08/2010 03:30:02
It's becoming increasingly popular, but what exactly is an active birth and how can you get one?
Birthing options and having an active birth The active birth movement started back in the 1970s in the UK as a reaction to what was rapidly becoming the norm: women labouring while lying on their backs confined to a bed (where doctors can
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Preparing your body
By ThinkBaby on 27/07/2009 01:04:45
Tips and tricks for getting your body & mind in good shape for birth
to goAll threads with Kegel in the title or in the message bodyAll threads with perineal in the title or in the message bodyStart new threadsAsk about or discuss labour and birth
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Congratulations - our first ThinkBaby baby!
By Laura Lee Davies on 18/05/2006 10:00:17
Our first in-house new baby since ThinkBaby started!
into the labour room with her, so we got the news by text...Much love from everyone here on the site to Maria and her husband Felix, and best wishes to all you new mums out there!
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Using TENS in labour
By Maria Muennich on 07/10/2008 00:02:10
The key points of this natural form of pain relief
stronger.When can I use TENS?Research has shown TENS to be most effective when used from the onset of labour because it takes some time for your body to start reacting to the impulses. Many women find it most effective in the first half of labour when
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What if I don't get to the hospital in time?
By Sarah Lawson on 31/03/2009 01:57:08
It's a common question most expectant mothers ask themselves even if the chance of having a baby en route is very slim indeed!
is one concern you can almost certainly put aside. For a start, there are many pre-labour signs that you can look out for which will give you time to assess what's happening and call your midwife team. Also, as the due date approaches, you are likely
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Pregnancy second time around - labour and birth
By Maria Muennich on 12/11/2009 01:21:41
You've been through it once, but what can you expect to be different with labour this time?
The experience that you gained during your first labour is usually a distinct advantage for second-time mums: You've researched birthing options, you know what the stages of labour are, you know how different the start of labour feels from Braxton
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