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Assisted deliveries

Guide To : Labour and Birth:

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.
Birth complications

Guide To : Labour and Birth:

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.
Episiotomy

Guide To : Labour and Birth:

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.
Uterine Contractions

Guide To : Labour and Birth:

Uterine Contractions

Contractions are often the first sign that you are going into labour.
Labour: what to expect

Third trimester:

Labour: what to expect

  Whilst every woman has a completely different experience of childbirth, she will still go through the three stages of labour, unless she has an elective caesarean before labour begins.   . . .
What do contractions feel like?

Third trimester:

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 . . .