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Info Centre - Pregnancy/labour complications/difficulties
- Age and pregnancy
- What are the risks associated with having a child later on in life?
- 'Best' baby positions for birth
- The way in which your baby lies in your pelvis can affect how smoothly your labour progresses. This page looks at ways that will encourage your baby into the best position, prior to birth.
- Breech Baby
- This sheet is for women who have a baby lying in a bottom down (breech) position towards the end of their pregnancy. It provides information on possible ways to turn the baby and planning for the birth.
- Caesarean birth
- This page provides information about caesarean birth.
- Induction and acceleration (augmentation)
- This page provides information on starting labour artificially (induction) and accelerating labour (augmentation).
- Low-lying placenta
- This NCT Information Sheet explains what a low-lying placenta is and why it may be a problem if it persists till the end of pregnancy (when it is known as placenta praevia).
- Making a decision
- Making a decision
- Screening and testing
- This page provides information about the tests which may be offered to you during and after pregnancy.
- Swine flu - your questions answered
- This document provides pregnant women, their partners, and parents of babies and young children with information about how pandemic swine flu might affect their pregnancy, the health of their baby, or their own health.
- The role of a midwife
- This page provides information on the role of a midwife, how they work, and what you can expect from them.
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