Obstetrician Leonie says: You should be offered an antenatal check at about 36 weeks when your midwife will feel your tummy to check which way round your baby is.If it is breech - coming bottom first - they will usually arrnage a scan to confirm this and discuss the option of try...
Consultant Leonie Penna replies: A Caesarean where there is no medical need is often called a ‘maternal request' Caesarean. It can be granted as a privilege but it can't be demanded as a right. A Caesarean section is a safe operation and when performed on a healthy woman for the ...
Midwifery Head Katie replies:This is a fairly common problem after a C-section and is due to the fact that tiny nerve endings responsible for sensation have been cut with the incision. Nerve tissue takes longer than any other body tissue
Midwife Nikki replies:There's not much difference between clips or stitches, as long as they're kept as clean and dry as possible. Stitches can be individual stitches or a long running stitch, often secured with a bead at each end. On the fifth day, the midwife cuts the bead at o...
Midwife Katie says: A planned Caesarean is far less problematic when it comes to breastfeeding than an emergency C-section. You'll probably have a spinal anaesthetic and be awake for the delivery. Try to talk to the midwife who'll be in theatre
for an elective C-section but my consultant has refused and said that as labour progresses I will have an epidural instead. I was too upset to argue and left in tears. How can I come to terms with this?Psychotherapist Lesley Steyn says: 'I'm sorry you've been
Consultant Leonie replies: It's recommended that at least a year is left between births after a Caesarean, owing to fears about the scar splitting during labour if the interval between births is very short. There isn't much evidence but there doesn't seem to be any risk if the ga...
light' op under trial. The procedure takes 20 minutes and you're out of bed in eight hours.But half of all Caesareans are as a result of emergencies, so not everyone has a chance to prepare for what lies ahead. A national midwife shortage and hospitals
quickly. All in all, its a real VIP a Very Important Protector!Children aged between 1 and 3 years old require about 30mg of vitamin C a day. Good sources of vitamin C are citrus fruits berries, blackcurrants, kiwi fruit, tomatoes, peppers, broccoli
Unsurprisingly, women expecting twins tend to put on more weight than those carrying a single baby. On avergae a woman expecting one baby gains around 11-15kg. For a twin pregnancy, this increases to 16-20kg, a combination of two growing babies
