If you are living with Type 1 Diabetes, your pregnancy and birth will need additional care to ensure both you and your baby are well looked after. Thank you to my patient Emma, for sharing her pregnancy and birth story…
Preparing for your caesarean section
Preparing for your caesarean section birth is important. It helps you to understand what happens on the day and to include your own birth plans for you and your baby. Preparation also assists your support person to feel ready…
Birth
When do we start talking about your birth? Right from the start. You might even want to see me before you get pregnant to discuss thoughts, hopes and concerns around your babies arrival. Many mums spend a lot of time…
CTG Cardiotocography in Pregnancy
Author: Dr Peter England – Obstetrician There are many ways to assess your baby’s wellbeing during pregnancy. One of the commonest of these is the use of a foetal monitoring machine to record the foetal heart rate (FHR). These machines…
Writing a Great Birth Plan
A birth plan is where you and your partner contemplate the things that are of interest to you in labour, and then you write down these ideas, or you may choose to just discuss your choices with the team supporting…