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Parenting & Pregnancy > Childbirth & Labor What they don't tell you about childbirth

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As you are probably aware, every labour and childbirth experience is different, even for the same mother. For my first child we went the Parentcraft Sessions run at the local hospital which went through many of the basics - when to come in, what pain relief was available, the stages of labour, ideas of what to pack, caring for stitches should you tear, that sort of thing. We didn't bother with the second. My first child was born by emergency c-section due to foetal distress (cord round neck twice!) so my second child was my first proper birth. Although my consultant offered me the option o...

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