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The lowdown on male midwives
How would you feel about having a male midwife assist your baby's birth? For a growing number of mums, the idea is a reality - and the experts all agree that it's something that should be encouraged.
Water birth: the basics
With proper medical attention, water birth is a legitimate and safe way for women to give birth and can help manage pain in labour.
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Link between mums' weight and overdue babies
Researchers have discovered why overweight women have higher rates of induced labour and caesarean births than other women.
Tips for choosing a birth partner
Deciding who is going to support you during the birth of your child is an important decision and one that needs a lot of careful consideration.
How music can help when you're in labour
Research has shown that listening to music during birth can help reduce pain and decrease anxiety. Mums share their advice on the music that helped them in labour.
'Born in the Wild' takes reality TV down to a whole new level
A new reality TV show is taking women into the wilderness to give birth.
Making skin-to-skin after caesarean the norm
Despite its benefits, many women who have caesareans don't have skin-to-skin contact following the births of their babies - but there are ways to help increase your chances of it happening.
Are private hospitals worse for babies?
Babies born in private hospitals to healthy mothers are significantly more likely to experience trauma and medical problems immediately after birth, a landmark study has found.
Mum sues over forced c-section delivery
After two caesareans, Rinat Dray wanted to give birth naturally. The mum of three is now suing the hospital that she says forced her into a caesarean against her will.
Push for more home births in the UK
New guidelines suggest that women who are pregnant with their second or subsequent children should be encouraged to give birth at home, as long as they aren't considered medium or high risk - but a lot needs to change before that can happen.
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Does swearing during labour help reduce pain?
During my child's birth I had cursed like a sailor. It wasn't just the odd F-Bomb - it was more like an F-Annihilation.
Delayed cord clamping no barrier to skin-to-skin contact
Delayed umbilical cord clamping has been shown to benefit babies, but until now the practice had been cumbersome.
Why I loved my third home water birth
After two water births at home, I was determined to give birth to my son the same way. I just hoped this birth would be quicker than my last two.
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