Birth

Welcome to the birth section…

You can trust Practical Parenting to make sense of the most mind-blowing experience a woman can go through - giving birth to new life. Whether you end up delivering your baby naturally or by caesarean, our experienced team of experts delivers all the information you need to feel in control of B-Day.

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• antenatal care (1)
• April 2007 (1)
• baby (3)
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• birth (19)
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• Do men see women differently after birth? (1)
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• gas and air (1)
• Help and support for pregnant street children in Africa (1)
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• Real Birth Stories – Drug-free breech delivery (1)
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• Real Birth Stories – Episiotomy and ventouse delivery (1)
• Real Birth Stories – Giving birth for the third time (1)
• Real Birth Stories – Home birth (1)
• Real Birth Stories – Quick labour (1)
• Real Birth Stories – Twins by induction (1)
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• The Insider’s Guide to Caesarean Birth and Recovery (1)
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• Where to give birth (1)
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• You and your baby: the first hours and days after birth (1)