- Where to give birth: the options
- The stages of labour and birth
- Signs that labour has begun
- Inducing labour
- Pain relief in labour
- What happens if your baby is breech?
- Episiotomy and perineal tears
- Forceps or vacuum delivery
- Premature labour and birth
- Special care: ill or premature babies
- What happens straight after the birth?
- What complications can affect the placenta?
- Your body after the birth
- Your newborn baby
- Early days
- Giving birth to twins or more
Labour and birth
How to tell if you're in labour and what happens during labour and birth.