When should you go to hospital?

Phone your midwife and she will be able to tell you whether to go to hospital yet, depending on the type of pain you have and how far apart your contractions are. Once the waters break, the baby is no longer protected from infection and the umbilical cord can slide down, which can cause complications during the birth, the midwife will usually tell you to come in when your contractions are five minutes apart.

• Early Signs
• Feelings of Heaviness
• Tiredness
• Loss of Mucus Plug
• Contractions
• Pain
• Timing
• Effects of Contractions
• Breaking Waters
• What Happens
• When should you go to hospital?
• In Hospital
• Examinations
• Monitoring
• Medication
• The Epidural
• Should Daddy be there?
• The Birth
• Stage One: Dilation of the Cervix
• Stage Two: Delivery
• Stage Three: Delivery of the Placenta
• Episiotomy
• Foceps and Ventouse
• First Minutes with Your Baby
• He cries!
• The Importance of the First Hour
• Early Care
• How long do you spend in hospital?