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Am I in labor?

Guide To : Labour and Birth:

Am I in labor?

There are many different symptoms to look out for in determing whether or not you are in labour. You may experience engagement, a nesting instinct, or Braxton Hicks Contractions to name a few.
How often do I go for my prenatal checks?

Antenatal Care:

How often do I go for my prenatal checks?

Your prenatal checks will be something you look forward to, as not only do they provide a place to answer your questions and allay your fears, but they keep you up to date on your baby's progress a . . .
Pregnancy twinges: what's normal?

Early Pregnancy:

Pregnancy twinges: what's normal?

Once you become pregnant, you may begin to experience twinges. Though these twinges can be disconcerning, there is a good change they are nothing to worry about.
Braxton Hicks contractions

Mum Health:

Braxton Hicks contractions

These contractions represent a way your body begins to prepare for labour.
Twinges during pregnancy

Mum Health:

Twinges during pregnancy

  Twinges during early pregnancy usually just indicate that your uterus is changing and your body is preparing for pregnancy.   For some women, especially those that have miscarried, any . . .
Signs that labor is close

Guide To : Labour and Birth:

Signs that labor is close

There are many symptoms to look for in recognising the signs that labour is near. You can look for the show, Braxton Hicks contractions and the nesting instinct to inform you that your little one may . . .
Uterine Contractions

Guide To : Labour and Birth:

Uterine Contractions

Contractions are often the first sign that you are going into labour.
Glue Ear and Grommets

Baby Health:

Glue Ear and Grommets

What are grommets? A grommet is a thin tube which allows air to pass in and out of the ear and helps to drain fluid which has built up as a result of glue ear.   At wh . . .
Zita West answers your fertility and pregnancy questions

Guide To : Trying for a baby:

Zita West answers your fertility and pregnancy questions

Zita West is a practising midwife, acupuncturist, nutritional advisor and founder of The Zita West Clinic, London’s leading fertility clinic specialising in integrating complementary therapies into ma . . .
What are Braxton Hick's contractions?

Third trimester:

What are Braxton Hick's contractions?

  Braxton Hicks contractions are, in effect, rehearsal contractions. Your body is getting the uterus ready for labour and your uterus may sporadically contract its muscles from about 20 weeks of . . .
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