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Read about the causes and how to reduce the discomfort of pelvic, hip and back pain in pregnancy.
Tagged with: Wellbeing & mental health, Health & emotional wellbeing, Wellbeing and perinatal mental health, Common experiences after birth, Health & emotional wellbeing
Depression is a mental health illness which, with treatment, will get better in time (RCPsych, 2018). It can affect mothers or pregnant people, and fathers or co-parents, before and after the baby is born. Read more about the signs and treatment.
Tagged with: What happens in labour & birth
During birth the area between the vagina and anus (the perineum) needs to stretch a lot and it might tear. Some women and birthing people have an episiotomy when they give birth. For some women and those giving birth this is a traumatic emotional as well…
Tagged with: Coping strategies for labour and birth, Pain management, Pain in labour, Pain management and coping strategies
What to know about how pethidine and diamorphine work, their effects, and how to make informed decisions about pain management during labour.
Tagged with: The body in pregnancy, Health & emotional wellbeing
Will it affect the baby or your labour? Here’s the information you need if you have been told you might have a low-lying placenta or placenta praevia.
Tagged with: Planning birth, Labour & birth decisions, Place of birth, care options and birth supporters, Places of birth and care options, Informed decision making for birth
Explore options for where to give birth and understand how this decision can impact the birth experience.
Tagged with: After the birth, Caring for your baby, Caring for your baby, Baby and toddler health, Postnatal care
After birth, your baby will have health checks to detect conditions and abnormalities. Here we look at the different checks and tests they'll have...
Tagged with: Physical recovery after birth, Wellbeing & mental health, Health & emotional wellbeing, Recovery from birth, Postnatal care
If you’re keen to get back to your fitness routine but are not sure how safe it is, here’s what you need to know.
Tagged with: Wellbeing & mental health, Health & emotional wellbeing, Perinatal mental health, Wellbeing and perinatal mental health
Postnatal psychosis is one of the most serious postnatal mental health conditions, yet it’s rarely spoken about. Here’s what you need to know.
Tagged with: Caring for your baby or toddler, night time potty training, potty training at night, Potty training
Once your toddler has the hang of daytime potty training, they will need to master the art of dry nights. Here we talk about night-time potty training.
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