It’s normal for women to experience fear before they give birth — but there are things you can do to help manage this. Read this is If you’re feeling distressed.

Listen to Dianne Zalitis, midwife and Clinical Lead at Pregnancy, Birth and Baby, talk to Feed Play Love with Shevonne Hunt about your choices for having a baby.

During childbirth, the body’s hormones and muscles, as well as the shape of the pelvis, all work together to bring the baby safely into the world.

While many pregnant women know that labour will be hard work, very few mums-to-be expect their labour and childbirth to be complicated and/or dangerous.

What to pack for hospital, childbirth and your newborn baby are questions that cross the mind of most mothers to be. Fathers to be also need to think about packing for hospital when their partner is 36 weeks pregnant.

Almost all women experience pain during childbirth which varies in severity. There are different pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to treatment of pain during childbirth.

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Every woman experiences pain in a different way. The way you experience pain depends on your emotional, psychological, social, motivational and cultural circumstances. Every woman responds and copes differently with the pain of labour and childbirth.

Parents' experiences around pregnancy and childbirth, and early parenthood can be very different.Pregnancy is a powerful and life-changing experience.

Understanding your pain relief options can help you cope better with the pain of childbirth.