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