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Preparing for labour and birth

Find out how to get ready for childbirth, including how to prepare your body and what you’ll need in your hospital bag

  1. Birth plans
  2. Planning a positive birth experience
  3. Breathing techniques and self-help
  4. Preparing your body
  5. Stages of labour
  6. Find a birth position
  7. Staying active and upright positions
  8. Birthing balls and other equipment
  9. Hospital bag
  10. Birth options after a caesarean
  11. How your baby is monitored