Category: Labour and Birth

The golden hour after birth is backed by science. Learn why immediate skin-to-skin contact matters for bonding, breastfeeding, and your baby’s health, and how to plan for it.

What happens after your baby is born? Learn about delivering the placenta, active vs physiological third stage management, delayed cord clamping, and what to expect.

Discover the best birth positions for each stage of labour, from upright positions for active labour to the most effective pushing positions, and why movement matters so much.

Everything you need to know about induction of labour: why it is offered, how the process works step by step, whether it is more painful, and how long it takes.

Whether planned or emergency, here is exactly what happens during a C-section: the anaesthesia, the procedure step by step, what you will feel, and how to recover well.

Considering a water birth? Read our complete guide to the benefits, risks, and what to expect when labouring or giving birth in water at hospital, a birth centre, or at home.

Weighing up whether to have an epidural? Read our honest breakdown of the pros, cons, side effects, and what to expect from the procedure during labour.

From TENS machines and breathing techniques to epidurals and gas and air, here is a complete comparison of pain relief options for contractions during labour.

A clear, detailed guide to the three stages of labour: what happens during early labour, active labour, transition, pushing, birth, and delivering the placenta.

Learn to recognise the signs of labour, from early warning signs like the loss of your mucus plug and baby dropping, to the definitive signals that mean active labour has begun.