Articles Tagged: pain relief
Mum delivers 13lb 12 oz baby - with no pain relief!
Well here's a story to make your eyes water... Kendall Stewardson said that it wasn't 'TV appropriate' to comment on how it felt to deliver her nine-days-overdue 13lb 12oz whopper of a baby without pain relief
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Your birth plan - and what really happens
Before the birth you spend considerable time writing your birth plan which is supposed to stay in your medical notes and be waved at midwives by your tense partner, who will also be burdened with a birthing ball, cool ice and massage oil.
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NHS to offer hypnosis during labour
The NHS is beginning an 18-month-trial of teaching HYPNOSIS to expectant mums to enable them to hypnotise themselves during ...
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Pain relief in labour
OK, so we know this birth thing is going to sting just a tad! Apart from positive thinking, you do have some additional ...
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G: What is gas and air?
Gas and air is a mix of 50 per cent oxygen and 50 per cent nitrous oxide (laughing gas). It is commonly used during labour ...
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Dilemma of the day: Which pain relief should I choose for my labour?
Q: It won't be long now until I give birth to my first baby, and I have been thinking about my pain relief options. Having ...
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