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Labour and Birth : All Your Questions Answered

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Are you worried about giving birth? Are there questions about labour and birth you are too embarrassed to ask?

Covering everything from preparing for the big day, to the stages of labour and birth and the first few days following delivery, "Labour and Birth" addresses common concerns and answers all your questions.

Packed with information and reassurance on everything from the best positions for labour and birth and types of delivery, to how birth partners can help and pain relief, this comprehensive guide contains expert advice and real-life experiences from "Practical Parenting", Britain's best-read parenting magazine.

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Hamlyn
0600614816 / 9780600614814
Paperback
618.2
10/08/2006
United Kingdom
English
128 p. : col. ill.
23 cm
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Introduction. Chapter 1: Getting Ready for the Big Day. Late pregnancy: you and your baby. Your emotions. When will the baby arrive. Overdue babies. Getting the birth you want. Hospital and home birth. Planning a water birth. Birth partners. Chapter 2: Coping with Pain. Natural pain relief. Medicated pain relief. Your baby s position. Relaxing and breathing during labour. Chapter 3: Labour. What happens during Stage 1 and Stage 2. Positions. Unusual labours. Induced labour. Monitoring the baby. Chapter 4: Birth. Natural birth. Episiotomy and tears. Forceps and ventouse. Breech babies. Caesarea
Introduction. Chapter 1: Getting Ready for the Big Day. Late pregnancy: you and your baby. Your emotions. When will the baby arrive. Overdue babies. Getting the birth you want. Hospital and home birth. Planning a water birth. Birth partners. Chapter 2: Coping with Pain. Natural pain relief. Medicated pain relief. Your baby s position. Relaxing and breathing during labour. Chapter 3: Labour. What happens during Stage 1 and Stage 2. Positions. Unusual labours. Induced labour. Monitoring the baby. Chapter 4: Birth. Natural birth. Episiotomy and tears. Forceps and ventouse. Breech babies. Caesarea VFXB Pregnancy, birth & baby care