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Think the UK has a midwife crisis?

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Anonymous, 02 November 2009 15:55

The labour room in Matala’s health clinic, in southwest Angola, Africa, is clean but basic. Five narrow hospital beds are squeezed together. All the beds are full. In three of the beds are women in labour, getting through the pain of contractions silently and without pain relief. They don’t complain about the stark wooden birthing benches or the lack of ...

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Think the UK has a midwife crisis?

The labour room in Matala’s health clinic, in southwest Angola, Africa, is clean but basic. Five narrow hospital beds are squeezed together. All the beds...

  • In: Birth > Giving birth

Are natural childbirth classes a waste of time?

Laura Timmins was determined to have a natural labour. She attended antenatal classes with a top childbirth guru and booked into a prestigious private birth...

  • In: Birth > Preparing for labour

What is your partner's birth plan?

While you’ll be continually reminded of the importance of having a birth plan, your partner will probably approach the big day with only a sketchy...

  • In: Birth > Giving birth

Birth Jargon decoded

Mucus plugThe mucus plug seals your cervix during pregnancy to protect your unborn baby from infection. When your body is gearing up to give birth...

  • In: Birth > Giving birth

Make your birth plan come true

When the sight of your feet has become a fading memory, it might be a good time to think about what sort of birth you’re...

  • In: Birth > Preparing for labour

Your guide to the delivery room

Electronic fetal monitoring Two electrodes are strapped to your belly to monitor your baby’s heartbeat and the contraction strength. The heartbeat can be listened to...

  • In: Birth > Giving birth

Hiring a doula for birth and postnatal period

A kind, experienced woman to hold your hand in labour and tackle your ironing afterwards – what’s not to like? A doula could be the...

  • In: Birth > Preparing for labour

How to get the birth you want

With all the talk in the papers about labour ward cuts and midwife shortages, how can you be sure you’ll get the birth you really...

  • In: Birth > Preparing for labour

Birth terminology

Labour is challenging enough without struggling to understand what your midwife or doctor means, so swot up on birth terminology with our essential guideWhen you’re...

  • In: Birth > Preparing for labour

Your birth plan

Grab a pen – our cut-out-and-keep guide could help you get the birth you wantWe’ve all got ideas about our dream birth. And while there...

  • In: Birth > Preparing for labour

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