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The birth injuries no one talks about
Damage from vaginal birth is much more widespread than generally assumed.
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Delay clamping babies' umbilical cords for better health and development
There is no dispute that we need to clamp and cut the umbilical cord, but there remains controversy over how soon after birth this should occur.
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'My vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)'
Despite all the work getting nice and fit, hiring our wonderful midwife and planning for a VBAC, I never actually believed it was going to happen.
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Courtney Hargreaves with nine month old daughter Ava who was a breech birth.
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Doctors turning on breech caesarean trend
More pregnant women are being given the option of vaginal birth for breech babies.
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Natural births better for babies
Babies born by caesarean section are more vulnerable to asthma, allergies and infection as they miss out on receiving their mothers' good bacteria during birth, a scientist says.
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