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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
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
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
Contractions are often the first sign that you are going into labour.
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.
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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 . . .