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Labour and birth
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Let's face it - the prospect of giving birth is plain scary - so we've teamed up with midwife Anne Richley to share 20 ways to help you be as prepared as possible for labour
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Gillian Fletcher, antenatal teacher and former president of the NCT, shares her expert advice for soon-to-be dads.
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Not sure what pain relief to use for your labour? Midwife, Anne Richley, explains why she's a convert to battery-operated pain relief!
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Around 7% of babies in the UK are born prematurely each year. Here's how to reduce the risk of premature labour and what it means if it happens to you.
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Labour and birth
For most women the prospect of labour and birth can be frightening, there's so much to take into consideration from the sort of birth you want to have - home birth, natural birth, water birth or cesarean - to how much does giving birth really hurt. We've go the inside info from experts and mums who have been through it.
The insider's guide to labour, birth and recovery
