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cranial osteopathy
By Gem P on 12/07/2011 in forum
has anyone tried this for a colicy baby?
! I'm getting desperate!Gem and a very loud baby Isaac! Hi Gem, my best friend tried CO for her LO as had forceps delivery and was told that this could contribute to colic which could be helped by CO. Her little one did get better with colic but CO
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Ask the...GP
By Sarah Jarvis on 14/02/2010 in Pregnancy health & safety
What are the risks to my baby if i have an epidural or pethidine?
's breathing, leaving him feeling groggy, which makes feeding tricky.Epidurals can lower the mum's blood pressure which could cause the baby some distress. An epidural also raises the chance of needing a ventouse or forceps delivery.However, you must make
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3rd degree tear - What to do the 2nd time around
By Sam Morris (Georgie's Mummy) on 05/08/2010 in forum
Just wondered if anyone else has gone through this,With my first I had to have a forceps delivery and had a 3rd degree tear. I'm pregnant again now and worried about what is going to happen this time around.Is it likely that I'll have to have a c
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Use of spinal blocks for pain relief in labour
By Maria Muennich on 03/02/2006 in Labour & birth
The key points to be aware of
stage of labour when there may not be enough time for an epidural. Spinals are also often used in emergency situations where intervention such as a ventouse or forceps birth is necessary, and in some hospitals they are routinely given for caesarian
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Ventouse delivery
By ThinkBaby on 13/09/2010 in Labour & birth
Ventouse is an aid used in the final stages of giving birth, but what is it and is it safe for you and your baby?
push the baby out, the midwife or doctor might use ventouse to encourage the final movements to get the head through the vagina, before reverting to normal manual delivery of the baby.The point at which a ventouse (or forceps) is used is when either
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Guide to episiotomy
By Kimberley Smith on 16/08/2010 in Labour & birth
Your doctor may recommend an episiotomy - a surgical cut made in the perineum - during labour if there is a likelihood of tearing while you give birth.
, which can sometimes lead to tearing. This is more likely with bigger babies or forceps delivery. Episiotomy used to be more common in the 1970s and 1980s when medical thinking considered it a better alternative to tearing. It is used less often now
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Susan's Birth Story
By Suz on 19/12/2007 in forum
assistance to get her out. I had an episiotomy and forceps but I couldn't feel anything at all so it didn't matter to me. All that mattered was that my baby was born ok and she was at 00:19hrs on the 25th of August 2007. My hubbie was holding her and crying
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Postpartum haemorrhage
By Louise Rogers on 12/03/2008 in Your baby and you
Heavy bleeding after the birth of your baby is not uncommon, but why does it happen and what should you know about it?
or forceps) and where an episiotomy has been performedMultiple pregnancy Having had four or more babies previouslyMultiple pregnancy Bleeding during pregnancy (antepartum haemorrhage or APH)Placenta praeviaPre-eclampsiaPresence of fibroidsWhat are the chances
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Cara's first birth story
By Cara Frost-Sharratt on 08/11/2005 in Labour & birth
The arrival of Eva Elizabeth
About Cara Freelance journalist Cara and husband Paul had a completely natural birth planned for the arrival of their first child, but as the hours ticked on she welcomed a helping hand and a forceps delivery encouraged Eva Elizabeth's entry
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Haemorrage?
By DM08 on 06/04/2009 in forum
doing right by me. My son had turned and because they didn't scan me he was pushing the wrong way! Finally with forceps they managed to get him out - but after 40+ internal stitches my nether regions will never be the same again! Unfortunately, my son
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