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Smoking during pregnancy
Smoking is one of the most damaging things you can do to your unborn baby. When you inhale cigarette smoke, carbon monoxide and nicotine cross the placenta and prevent your baby from receiving adeq . . .
Quitting smoking during pregnancy
It’s common knowledge that smoking in pregnancy harms your baby, but even so it’s thought that at least 10 percent of pregnant women continue to smoke while they’re expecting. Why is smoking in pregna . . .
Assisted deliveries
During labour it is quite possible that your baby will need assistance during delivery. There are many different assisted delivery options should aid be needed in this situation.
Writing a birth plan
All women are encouraged to write a birth plan during their pregnancy, so that everyone involved can clearly understand what kind of birth they desire.
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 . . .
Working out your baby's position
Determining which position your baby is in inside your belly can be a trying task. But there are signs to look and feel for to discover how your baby is situated.
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.
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 . . .
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.