Giving Birth: Pregnancy Advice & Information

Family sings Salt N Pepa’s ‘Push It,' baby born minutes after

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Babies should be delivered after 39 weeks for better health outcomes.

Doctors told to stop delivering caesarean babies before full term

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The decision to induce labour depends on many factors, but women must be central to this process.

What happens when labour is induced and when is it necessary?

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Doctors told to stop delivering caesarean babies before full term

Up to 60 per cent of planned caesarean sections are being performed before 39 weeks of gestation without a medical reason despite mounting evidence of the risks.

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Studies have shown that caesarean rates are being overused in wealthier regions and countries, while it remains out of ...

Caesarean sections have doubled since 2000, sparking calls for change

The rise has been driven by women in wealthier regions with no medical issues.

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Is social media leading to a rise in a fear of childbirth?

An expert is saying birth media may be setting birth up as a negative experience.

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I still feel guilty for having an epidural

I just can't shake the feeling that my entire labour was not what it should have been.

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Sending women home 24 hours after a C-section is absurd

Childbirth isn't a competition. Being the first to leave hospital and battle through your pain isn't a badge of honour.

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Skin-to-skin isn’t just good for babies, it’s important for mums

Research focuses on the benefits for the baby. But what about the mother?

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What happens when labour is induced and when is it necessary?

There remains great controversy around when to induce labour, especially for overdue women.

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Can you describe what childbirth feels like? These mums are having a go

How would you describe the pain of childbirth?

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Should these phrases be banned from the delivery room?

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Eating and drinking during labour is safe, new study finds.

Put down the ice chips: eating and drinking during labour is safe

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Balloon simulation perfectly shows what contractions are like

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Obstetrician choreographs labour dance

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Family sings Salt N Pepa’s ‘Push It,' baby born minutes after

“Sing this song next time you decide to have a baby,” posted the new mum.

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Bbay Parker Bell weighed in at 5.755kg or 12lb 6oz.

5.755kg 'gorgeous chunky boy' breaks hospital birth weight record

He's big and he's beautiful, and a record breaker to boot.

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Sydney's beloved same-sex penguin couple has welcomed a fostered chick.

Love birds: Sydney's same-sex penguin couple welcomes baby chick

A new pair of happy feet are waddling around a Sydney penguin enclosure, after beloved same-sex penguin couple Sphen and Magic welcomed their foster chick into the world.