Find out about labour and birth. Plus explore things to consider when planning or recovering. With your questions answered, you can make decisions that feel right for you.

Labour & birth articles

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Baby after birth
Assisted birth: ventouse or forceps
Pregnant woman lying down on her side
Baby positions in the womb before birth
Pregnant woman and doula
Birth partners and doulas: importance and tips
Mother or birthing parent and baby after birth
Bleeding after birth and postpartum haemorrhage (PPH)
Mum with baby after birth
Body after birth: Incontinence, vagina, and more
Doctor examining pregnant woman or birthing person
Breech and transverse babies: what you need to know
Epidural
Epidural, spinal, and combined spinal epidural (CSE)
Entonox during labour
Gas and air (Entonox) in labour
Parent packing a hospital bag
Hospital bag checklist: what do I need?
Pregnant parent lying on bed
How to do perineal massage: a step-by-step guide
water birth
How to labour in water or have a water birth
Pregnant woman on birthing ball
Hypnobirthing: where to start
Overdue baby: induced labour pros and cons
Induced labour and membrane sweeps: reasons, benefits and drawbacks
Mother and baby at home birth
Is home birth the right decision for me?
Couple sitting on sofa, cradling pregnant tummy
Is it possible to bring on labour?
Mother or birthing person talking to midwife
Maternity rights and informed decision making
pregnant woman talking
Overdue baby – what happens if my baby is late?
Pain management in labour
Pain management in labour
Parent recovering in bed after birth with baby
Perineal tears and episiotomy during childbirth
Woman or birthing person in labour
Pethidine and diamorphine for pain management in labour
Expectant couple
Planning where to give birth
Mum with baby swimming
Postnatal exercise: how soon can I start again after a baby?
Parent holding premature baby
Premature babies and neonatal care
Mother or birthing person in bed with baby
Recovery after vaginal or caesarean birth
Pregnant person receiving remifentanil in labour
Remifentanil for pain management in labour
Mother or birthing person and baby
Sepsis in pregnancy and babies
Sterile water injections
Sterile water injections
Baby clothes
Stillbirth: causes, risks and what happens afterwards
Parent and baby at the GP
The 6-8 week postnatal check with the GP
Twins
Twins and multiple birth
Twins
Twins and multiple birth
TENS
Using a TENS machine in early labour
Parents holding newborn baby in hospital
Vitamin K for newborn babies
Early labour
What are the first signs of labour?
Mother or birthing parent after caesarean birth
What birth options are available after having a caesarean?
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?)
Birth plan
Writing a birth or postnatal plan

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