Expert panel: Childbirth

Hi, The gel does greatly improve your cances of having a natural birth. It helps ripen the cervix (make it thinner) so that it then will dilate muc...

Hi, You are at an increased chance of this happening again but your health care professionals will be aware of your history so will work really har...

Hi, There are pregnancy and childbirht education classes that usually run through your local hospital. These are really valuable in providing you w...

Hi, If you had no long term complications with your pregnancy then you will be fine. The scar would have healed up without any difficulty and will ...

Hi Kylie, If the bleeding is not smelly then you need to have a check up. If it goes on for another week or two you also need to be check again. It...

Hi, You may have a bit of a thrush infection which is not uncommon. Please visit your GP so that they can have a look at it as it could be easily t...

Hi, Please talk to your doctor about your concerns. Twins have a higher incidence of earlier births and caesareans. If the pregnancy stays healthy ...

Hi, I am sorry that you have to face all of these decisions during your pregnancy. You should be able to have a VBAC and do it close to where you l...

Hi, Unfortunately this is a very common situation. You nee dot talk to your carers so that together you can work out a possible solution for this b...

Hi, This is something that you really need to prepare for throughout your pregnancy. You need ot have lots of low impact regular exercise such as l...

Hi, If the twins are in good positions more than likely you can give birth naturally. Please see if you can get a second opinion who can look at yo...

Hi, It can be really difficult waiting out the last week or so of pregnancy. Try not to get too impatient as it is always better if your body can g...

Hi, More than likely it will be recommended that you have a caesarean. You may be lucky and find a specilist who may be able to offer you a vaginal...

Hi, Usually you will bleed heavily for one to two weeks and then it will be very light and by 8 weeks it is almost gone. If you have a caesarean bi...

Hi, There is no evidence to suggest that this herb may work. There is evidnece around the use of Raspberry leaf tea and its benefits in childbirth....

Hi, If your son is very well prepared and wants to be there then this is a really good idea. You will need to discuss this with your Maternity unit...

Hi, You can start preparing your breasts for feeding now by expressing some colostrum a few times a day. You only need a small amount and then rub ...

Hi, If this is your first baby and you live relatively close to the hospital (under 30 mins), you can stay at home for a long time and not make you...

Hi, I am sorry that you have had some complicaitons with the birth. The good news is that even though it can take many months to heal it should rep...

Hi, Preparation for birth is very important. It is good to try to be as fit and healthy as possible to give yourself every chance at a normal birth...

Hi, It is great that everything is ready for you to go into labour. However, you still have a few more weeks until your due date so you will probab...

Hi, Any form of regular exercise will help prepare your body for labour and birth. Walking and swimming are really great during pregnancy as you ca...

Hi, It is really good to try to plan for what may lie ahead with your next labour and birth. It is good to try to be as fit and well as possible so...

Hi, SOme women have longer cycles and their labour may not be ready to start until over 42 weeks but the large majority of health professionals do ...

Hi, Usually if you have a very fast labour you more than likley will have another quick one next time but it should be around the same time or some...

Hi, It can be uncomfortable and you will feel some pressure but it should not be painful. It can sometimes assist your body to go into labour and s...

Hi, It is always best for the mother and baby for a prengnacy to go full term. If you start to try to make labour start early it can become very di...

Hi, This chances of this type of problem occurring with your next prengancy are quite low. If you had high blood pressure or pre eclampsia then you...

Hi, THe show can occur late in pregnancy and can signal that your body is getting ready to go into labour. However, it usually is not straight away...

Hi, Please remember that a pregnancy is meant to last for 40 weeks so that you and your baby are ready for the birth. Sex can help your body get re...