NHS Suffolk and North East Essex - Labour and Birth Booklet

2 Early signs of labour 3 Contents The ‘show’ 3 Contractions 4 Your waters breaking 5 When to call your midwife/maternity unit 6 Stages of labour 7 Monitoring your baby 11 Positions for labour and birth 13 Planned caesarean birth 14 Birth with twins 15 Premature labour and birth 16 Coping strategies and pain relief in labour 20 My team for labour and birth 25 When pregnancy goes beyond your due date 27 Induction of labour 28 Interventions in labour 31 Meeting your baby for the first time 34 What happens straight after birth 35 Personal care plans 38 Contact details 40 What to expect in labour and birth 7 Assisted birth 27 Immediately after birth 34