First Stage of Labour Archives | Natural Birth and Motherhood

23/06/201712/10/2017

Induction – Oxytocin infusion

The fifth article in our Induction series and on using a synthetic form of oxytocin infusion to induce labour. Again, this piece is part of our series aimed at being read in 3 minutes or less.
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16/06/201712/10/2017

Induction – artificial rupture of membranes

induction - the artificial rupture of membranes

This is the fourth article in our short series of articles discussing the most common methods of induction. Each of the articles is aimed at being read in 3 minutes or less. In this article, we cover the artificial rupture of membranes.
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12/05/201711/10/2017

Induction – an overview

Okay. You are 40+ weeks into your pregnancy, and your healthcare professions have started dropping the big “I” word into conversations with you. Induction What? Your goal included going into labour naturally, spontaneous, in your own time. How can you be at this point? And what happens in an induction anyway? Continue reading

03/02/201719/09/2017

The first stage of labour – the basics

So, what are the quick basics facts about the first stage of a vaginal childbirth? In this Blog, we give you the easily comprehensible facts in a 3 minute or less read… Continue reading “The first stage of labour – the basics”