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Having an epidural: is it painful and what are the side effects?
Having an epidural is an injection into the back, which is given to women during childbirth. One of the most effective types of pain relief in labour, it can only be given by an anaesthetist in a hospital
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Pethidine in labour: side effects, how long it lasts, pros and cons
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Pain relief in labour - natural techniques and pain medications for giving birth
26 methods for pain relief to help you bring your baby into the world
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Contractions in pregnancy - different types and what they mean
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Lotus births: Doctors warn against growing trend for lotus births
Healthcare professionals are slamming the trend for having 'no medical benefits' whatsoever
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Mum hits back at criticism that C section was the 'easy way out' with caesarean photos
She described it as the most painful experience of her life
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The most Googled questions about child birth answered
We ask the experts whether there is any truth behind the questions and queries mothers might have surrounding a little one entering the world
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Mum gives birth live on Facebook to show a 'normal everyday labour story'
'Birth isn't really like the movies'
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#MyBirthStory: How it really feels to have a hypnobirth with NO pain relief
'If you're not allowing yourself to acknowledge it as pain, it's not as painful'
