Articles about "antenatal care" 234
Prenatal care: who provides it?
You
have two options for your care during your pregnancy, labor and the birth of
your baby and the option you choose depends on whether you feel more confident
about giving birth in a hospital with . . .
Introduction to prenatal care
Antenatal care encompasses the support, advice, tests and check-ups that you will receive during the course of your pregnancy.
Prenatal care and ultrasound scans
Throughout your pregnancy you will have regular checks with your OB-GYN or nurse-midwife. It’s important that you attend all your checks so that any problems can be picked up as early as possible.& . . .
Breech births
A breech baby is a baby who sits upright in your womb rather than headfirst. About one baby in four is breech at 28 weeks, but most turn around at 36 weeks. Often babies who come early are breech beca . . .
Cesarean section
Whether Cesarean sections are planned or determined necessary once labour has started, they can be very frightening for a mum-to-be that does not know what to expect. Luckily there are ways to prepar . . .
Home birth
Lots of women choose to have their babies in the intimate surroundings of home and new statistics show that the percentage of home births in the UK has risen by seven per cent.
Hospital birth
Hospitals are trying increasingly harder to meet all of your labour needs and comforts.
Premature labor and birth
A baby born before the end of week 37, is considered premature. There are many reasons for why a premature birth may occur...
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are cared for in a unique environment where they’re constantly monitored so that if problems do occur they can be dealt with straightaway.
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Helping my premature baby
Your baby will be classed as
premature if she is born before 37 weeks, which is regarded as full-term. Not
all babies need to have special care, but some babies need to be in a neonatal intensive ca . . .