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Labour & birth articles

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Baby after birth
Assisted birth: ventouse or forceps
Doctor examining pregnant woman or birthing person
Breech and transverse babies: what you need to know
Woman holding baby clothes up to the window
Experiencing stillbirth
Overdue baby: induced labour pros and cons
Induced labour and membrane sweeps: reasons, benefits and drawbacks
pregnant woman talking
Overdue baby – what happens if my baby is late?
Parent recovering in bed after birth with baby
Perineal tears and episiotomy during childbirth
Parent holding premature baby
Premature babies and neonatal care
baby's blanket
Stillbirth: what it means and what causes it
Twins
Twins and multiple birth
Parents holding newborn baby in hospital
Vitamin K for newborn babies
Early labour
What are the first signs of labour?
After a caesarean birth
What happens after your baby is born?
Caesarean birth
What is a caesarean birth?
Woman or birthing parent with baby
What is a vaginal birth?
Second stage of labour
What is the second stage of labour?
Third stage of labour
What is the third stage of labour (birth of the placenta?)

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