Your birth plan: what to decide and what to ask the maternity unit
A short birth plan helps you think about your birth partner, pain relief, time with your baby and feeding before contractions begin.
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Birth
Vaginal and caesarean birth, your birth plan and what to expect on the day.
Pain relief in labour: from breathing to an epidural
The ways to ease labour pain, what an epidural does and does not do, and the questions worth asking your maternity unit before the birth.
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The stages of labour: from the first contraction to the placenta
What happens at each stage of labour, how long it usually lasts, when to set off for the maternity unit and when to call straight away.
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Hospital bag checklist: what to pack for the birth
The full list of things for labour, for the days after and for your baby, and when to pack your bag.
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