Your pelvic floor muscles can be injured during a vaginal birth when the baby’s head is...

Itching is common in pregnancy. This is due to the increased blood supply to the skin and the stretching of the skin on the tummy. About 20% of pregnant women feel itchy during pregnancy

It is important to keep fit and active in pregnancy. Your body is designed for pregnancy and there...

Dr. Denise O’Brien talks about labour pains and some women have provided their experiences so that you can get a sense of what labour is like.

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a common bacteria found in the vagina and bowel. There are usually...

There are 3 vaccines recommended during pregnancy: • Whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine • Flu...

It’s not uncommon for women to have mixed, or even negative, feelings about being pregnant. Some may find it more difficult than others to cope with the changes and uncertainties which pregnancy brings.

Pregnancy is a time of great change; physical, emotional and psychological.
It is important to be mindful of your emotional health and well being during this time.

What happens to my breasts if I do not breastfeed?

Research shows that having continuous support in labour can mean you will:
• use less pain-relieving drugs;
• have a better chance of having a natural vaginal birth;
• have a greater chance of avoiding a caesarean birth or using forceps or ventouse/vacuum births; and
• have a more satisfying childbirth experience.