Breathing techniques

Breathing properly helps to avoid tensing up during contractions and gives you something else to focus on, helping to distract from the pains of labour.

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For a variety of reasons your baby may need a helping hand when being delivered.   Often this will happen if you’ve been pushing for a long time and your baby is making slow progress down the . . .