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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..
Positioning baby for birth
A mother's position and
movement in the final weeks of pregnancy can influence the baby's position in the womb, and can make the delivery of the baby easier.
Positions for delivery
Though most women envision having a baby while lying on their back, it is becoming more popular to try different positions during labour to find a position that feels the most natural and comfortable . . .
Can my newborn sleep alone?
It is up to you where your
newborn sleeps. Some parents want to co-sleep and some have their baby in their
room in a separate crib; others find their baby’s night-time snuffles and
whimpers prevent . . .
Tests and checks for newborns babies
Immediately after your baby is born, a series of checks will be performed on him, just to make sure everything is working properly.
When each test is being performed on your newborn, ask what the te . . .
Vitamin K concerns
You may have concerns about your
baby being given a vitamin K injection after he’s born because of research
carried out in the early nineties that suggested it might be linked to
childhood leukemia . . .
Basic first aid
As a parent, it can be essential to know basic first aid.
Understanding sleep and your baby
Although
we’re unaware of it, sleep occurs in cycles. The first phase is known as ‘light
sleep’ and it takes us into REM (rapid eye
movement) or ‘dream sleep’. This
stage is so-called because . . .
The good sleep pregnancy guide for men
Now you are pregnant, you have to make the most of your 270(ish) uninterrupted nights of sleep. If only it were that simple. For a large majority of pregnant women, sleep is an elusive dream.
What is the AFP test?
This
refers to a blood test called the alpha-fetoprotein test, which assesses your
risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida. This means ‘split spine’ and
occurs when one . . .