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Tagged with: What happens in labour & birth
Here we look at the experience of vaginal birth, where a vaginal birth can take place and how likely vaginal birth is. We also look at what happens during the birth and what it can feel like.
Tagged with: Parenting styles, Practicalities of being a parent, Support with change
Here we explore the theory and practice of attachment parenting so you can see whether this style – or elements of it – might be right for you.
Tagged with: Baby and toddler health, Challenges, Using EBM or formula, Baby health
If your baby is spitting up milk, they may be experiencing reflux or the less common but more severe Gastro-Oesophagal Reflux Disease. Find out about symptoms and what can help.
Tagged with: 0-3 months, 3-6 months, What to watch out for, 6-9 months, Baby and toddler health, 9-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months
It’s a common condition but something that can make a lot of parents panic. Here’s what you need to know about plagiocephaly and brachycephaly, or as they’re often known, flat head syndrome.
Tagged with: Parenting styles, Practicalities of being a parent, Support with change
Here we explore the theory and practice of mindful parenting to help you to decide whether this style (or elements of it) might be right for you.
Tagged with: Parenting styles, Practicalities of being a parent, Support with change
Have you heard others talk about parent-led parenting and wondered what it is? We explore the theory and practice to help you decide if it’s right for you.
Tagged with: Wellbeing & mental health, Health & emotional wellbeing, Perinatal mental health, Wellbeing and perinatal mental health
Here we talk about what perinatal obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is, the symptoms and its treatments.
Tagged with: Parenting styles, Caring for your baby, Support with change
Here we explore the theory and practice of positive parenting to help you decide whether this style – or elements of it – might be right for you.
Tagged with: Different types of birth, How birth might happen, Physiology of birth, What happens in labour & birth
The second stage of labour is when the baby is born. Following transition at the end of the first stage of labour, birthing includes:
the passive or latent phase
the active or expulsive phase.
Tagged with: Different types of birth, How birth might happen, Physiology of birth, Recovery after birth, What happens in labour & birth
The third stage of labour is the period of time between the birth of the baby and the birth of the placenta and membranes (NICE, 2023). This is a very important time and a lot of invisible work is happening inside their body to protect the woman or…
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NCT Antenatal course
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