Assisted birth: ventouse and forceps
Introduction With good labour support, most women will experience a spontaneous vaginal delivery. Some women, however, for a variety of reasons, will not. For those women the options are either…
Examination of the newborn baby at birth
Introduction The newborn check, which involves a thorough examination of the baby, is performed in the first few hours after birth and, with experience, is generally quite quick to perform….
Water for labour and birth
Introduction Labour and/or birth in water can be a wonderfully relaxing experience for a mother and baby. Deep-water immersion in labour became popular in the 1970s. When women relaxing in…
Home birth
Introduction There is no place like home. A home birth can be a deeply personal fulfilling experience for the woman, her partner and family. Until recent years home birth was…
