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Overdue baby – what happens if my baby is late?

Tagged with: What happens in labour & birth, Getting ready for birth
Many women hope for a birth around their baby’s due date. Find out here what happens if your baby is overdue and you are offered an induction of labour.

Pain management in labour

Tagged with: Coping strategies for labour and birth, Pain management, Pain in labour, Pain management and coping strategies
Find out about the different options available for pain management in labour and childbirth. We explore everything from self-help to epidural and general anaesthetic.

Pelvic floor and stomach exercises in pregnancy and after birth

Tagged with: Pregnancy, The body in pregnancy, The body in pregnancy
Doing pelvic floor muscle exercises (sometimes called Kegels) from early pregnancy onwards can reduce leaking urine in late pregnancy and after birth. 

Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy

Tagged with: Healthy pregnancy, Physiology of birth, The body in pregnancy, The body in pregnancy
Read about the causes and how to reduce the discomfort of pelvic, hip and back pain in pregnancy.

Perinatal depression in parents

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.

Perineal tears and episiotomy during childbirth

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…

Pethidine and diamorphine for pain management in labour

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.

Placenta praevia or low-lying placenta

Tagged with: The body in pregnancy, Health & emotional wellbeing
Will it affect the baby or labour? Here’s some information about what it means to have a low-lying placenta or placenta praevia.

Planning where to give birth

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.

Postnatal care: checks for babies

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...