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Planning for birth
Your hospital essentials
Shopping and collecting everything that you and your baby will need in the hospital can be quite daunting. Here are our checklists for what we recommend you pack.
What about a water birth?
There are several advantages of a water birth. But watch out for the following.
Kegel exercises do not hinder labor
The pelvic-muscle exercises many women do during pregnancy do not seem to raise the likelihood of complications during labor and delivery, a study finds.
Birth options
As long as there are no medical obstacles, mums-to-be have choices as to how they would like to deliver - after all, the baby is the real miracle.
'I delivered my own baby'
Unassisted delivery is not for the faint-hearted, but being a trained midwife, and with some support at hand, this mom did it.
Birth, do dads have a say?
Parent24 asks whether dads have a say when it comes to choosing birth options, and the readers' opinions may surprise you.
Good enough birth
There's no perfect Birth Experience, only the one that is perfect for you - comparing birth experiences can get nasty, but it shouldn't.
I'm afraid of tearing during birth
Tearing during childbirth is a huge fear for moms-to-be.
Home or hospital?
If you can't decide between a home or hospital birth, read on.
Choosing your hospital
Here are a few points to consider when deciding on a hospital.
Doctor or midwife?
If you have a low-risk pregnancy you have the option of choosing between a midwife, general practitioner or gynae. How do you make the right choice?
The case for natural birth
South African pregnancy advisor Sister Lilian believes midwives should reclaim their place in the birth industry, and once again help women to give birth as nature intended.
Good mother or bad mother?
The debate on whether natural birth is best, and how her own pregnancy settled the question - read about it on Mystic Doula Mama's blog.
New kind of natural birthing
Like all mothers-to-be, Heidi hoped for a painless birth. She chose self-hypnosis over pain medication.
A dad’s birth story
Moms have the difficult starring role when it comes to giving birth, but what do dads feel?
Birth: midwife or the knife?
The number of women opting for Caesarean sections grows every year – Carte Blanche Medical investigates and we invite you to join the debate.
Educate yourself for pregnancy
Knowing what to expect in your pregnancy is the first step to being a great parent.
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