Articles about "contractions" 72
Braxton Hicks contractions
These
contractions represent a way your body begins to prepare for labour.
Uterine Contractions
Contractions are often the first sign that you are going into labour.
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 . . .
What do contractions feel like?
According to midwife Alison Brown, the definition of a contraction is 'regular painful tightening of the uterus /womb that lead to thinning out (effacement) and opening up (dilatation) of the neck of . . .
Birth complications
Although most women go on to have successful births and healthy babies, it is worth preparing yourself for the unexpected things that can happen during labour and birth.
Emergency home births
Sometimes a baby will come early and you will be unable to make it to the hospital. Knowing how to act during an emergency home delivery could make all the difference..
Episiotomy
An episiotomy is a surgical incision made in the perineum, (the area of skin between your vagina and anus) to enlarge the vaginal opening for a baby’s head to emerge.
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.
Natural birth
It is truly a personal choice when deciding to have a natural birth.