Monitoring

An electronic monitoring device will be attached to your belly, to monitor the baby’s heartbeat so that medical staff can detect suffering or distress, enabling them to take action in an emergency, ie by performing a caesarean. Sticky receptors on your belly record the baby’s heartbeat, which you will be able to hear clearly, as well as monitoring your contractions.

• 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?