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Mum-of-two gives birth to surprise third baby
By Kimberley Smith on 18/03/2011 13:29:16
Mum mistakes labour for a stomachache as she gives birth to an unexpected 9lb 2oz baby
A surprised nursery worker has welcomed her third baby after mistaking labour pains for a stomachache. Unsuspecting Lesley Nicoll, 35, visited Homerston Hospital, in East London, complaining of stomach pains, only to be told she was pregnant and two
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Birthing simulator could help reduce maternal mortality
By Kimberley Smith on 06/07/2010 13:23:26
Pregnancy strap-on could increase survival chances of mums and babies in the third world
A Norwegian company hopes to save the lives of mums in developing countries by providing a strap-on birthing simulator to teach birth attendants how to deal with complications.In many developing countries around half of mums give birth without a
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Women having home births at 50-year low
By Emma Daly on 11/11/2011 12:37:26
Only 2.5% of mums gave birth at home last year, compared to a third 50 years ago
Only 2.5% of women gave birth at home in the UK in 2010 compared to 33.2% in 1960. Just one woman in 40 now gives birth at home with midwives blaming increasing NHS funding cuts for the decrease. Women in their late thirties are more likely
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What giving birth REALLY feels like
By Anne Richley, midwife on 13/09/2010 17:03:11
We take you from first contraction to delivering the placenta after your baby's born, and show you exactly what you can expect from labour each step of the way
What happens in labourIn the movies, birth usually starts with a dramatic waters breaking, a mad dash to the hospital and then out pops the baby with the mum barely breaking out in a sweat. In real life, there's a bit more to birth than that
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Birth and Beyond
By ThinkBaby on 12/06/2005 16:31:04
Obstetrician Dr Yehudi Gordon's comprehensive tome on the the path towards and into parenthood
Birth and Beyond - Dr. Yehudi Gordon A wealth of information reassuringly and sympathetically written. Great reference section at the backWith so much information it can take a little while to familiarise yourself with the book and realise how
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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
gave birth over a four-year period. They found that three in 10 obese women went overdue while only two in 10 women with a healthy weight had a prolonged pregnancy.Of these women who went overdue, a third of the obese mums-to-be needed inducing while
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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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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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Could you be controlling your own epidural in labour?
By Laura Nelson on 11/02/2011 12:49:00
Self-service epidurals have proved to be safer, say experts
Women may soon be given control of their own epidurals during labour.
Currently in the UK, 40% of women giving birth opt for an epidural as a form of pain relief. For the majority, a steady flow of anaesthetic is delivered directly into the spine
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Parents help create Tommy’s advice for premature birth
By Kimberley Smith on 16/01/2012 16:43:13
Baby charity Tommy’s enlists the help of parents with premature babies to help prepare others for the arrival of an early baby
they need.”Celeb mum Sophie Ellis-Bextor, whose two sons Sonny, 7 and Kit, 2 were both born prematurely, has also lent a hand to publicise the charity’s work with preemie babies. The singer is currently expecting her third baby, due this spring.Read more
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