There’s plenty of pain management options for labour—but hypnobirthing is one of the most popular. How does it work?
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Category: Birthing plans
Emergency C-Sections: What to Expect
An emergency c-section may put a serious spanner in your birth plan, but it’s a common procedure, nonetheless. Here’s what to expect if your labour heads in this direction.
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Didn’t Have the Birth You Hoped For? Here’s What You Can Do
You adore your baby—but her birth was a disappointment. Sound familiar? Many women go into labour prepped with an ideal birth plan, only to be blindsided by complications that throw those plans out ...
What Is Daisy Birthing?
You probably know about the standard pain relief therapies for birth—even a couple alternative ones; but have you heard of Daisy Birthing?
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Mum Delivers Baby in Five Minutes Flat – For Real!
Hold on to your birthing balls, mamas, the fastest labour in history - or thereabouts - has just made headlines; with a bouncing babs being delivered in only five minutes -- there's hope for the...
Study Finds Shorter Mums Have Shorter Pregnancies
When mummy-to-be is short in stature, there's usually the prediction that baby will be little, too - quite simply because a smaller uterus means limited growing space.
But a recent study reveals th...
What’s the magic number of children for a happier mum?
Two's company, three's a crowd, four's too many and five's not allowed...
According to research on the connection between stress levels and the number of children in families, the old rhyme may be ...
How popular will a name be in the next 25 years?
Forget finding the best school and the safest neighbourhood in which to raise your little preciouses; the most important decision after actually deciding to have kids is what to you're going to name t...
Ready-packed hospital necessities for new mums
Your baby’s arrival is imminent and you’ve got to get that hospital bag packed. You do a Google search, cross reference some lists and start packing. It’s all very exciting.
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Unusual birthing stories – Mum gives birth on a train
Okay, so you know how pregnant mums always joke about having their baby in the car, on an aeroplane or, worst case scenario, on the bus (in my circle of crazy mummy friends, at least)? Well, it really...
