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Labour & birth articles

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Pain relief
Birth centre: what pain relief can I have in labour?
woman in water birth
How to labour in water or have a water birth
Pregnant lady relaxing
Hypnobirthing: where to start
Labour pain relief: epidurals and combined spinal epidurals
Labour pain relief: epidurals and combined spinal epidurals
Labour pain relief: Entonox (gas and air)
Labour pain relief: Gas and air (Entonox)
Labour pain relief: opioids – pethidine and diamorphine
Labour pain relief: intramuscular opioids – pethidine and diamorphine
Labour pain relief: birthing ball
Labour pain relief: remifentanil
Labour pain relief: sterile water injections
Labour pain relief: sterile water injections
Labour pain relief: TENS machine
Labour pain relief: TENS machine
woman in labour
Pain relief in labour
woman in labour in hospital
Pain relief options during hospital births: a guide
Deepa and Leela birth
Water births and labouring in water: questions answered
Couple hugging discussing birth plan
Writing a birth plan and deciding about pain relief

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