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'I Had Two Completely Different Births In The Space Of 20 Minutes'

Birth Diaries: 'I went into labour early – at six months, 27 weeks and four days to be precise.'
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'My Waters Didn't Break. That's Where Things Started To Go Wrong'

Birth Diaries: "I had a pill up my bum, three drips from each arm, and my adrenaline was high."
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'My Painful Headache After Giving Birth Was Actually A Spinal Bleed'

Birth Diaries: "My head was killing me. I’d stayed in hospital that night and it was unbearable the next day."
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Nature's Epidural? Why Some Women Don't Need Pain Relief During Childbirth

Some women may experience what doctors are calling a "natural epidural". Here's why.
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'I Tore My Labia During Birth. I Tore Everything. We Need To Talk About This'

Birth Diaries: "Despite all my research, I still had a birth I didn’t know could happen."
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How Millie Mackintosh Feels About Her Body, 10 Weeks After Giving Birth

Sharing a photo on Instagram, she wrote: "It would be a lie if I said I feel totally happy and at one with my body, post-pregnancy."
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'I Live With Pain': The Vaginal Mesh Review Finally Listened To Women

The long-awaited review calls for an apology, saying life-changing complications were dismissed as "women's problems".
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'I Spent 3 Years Trying To Get Pregnant. Then Birth Terrified Me'

Birth Diaries: "With IVF, they tell you there’s an increased risk of having a stillbirth – and I couldn’t get that out of my head."
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'I Lost So Much Blood At My Son's Birth, It Took An Hour To Sew Me Up'

Birth Diaries: "At one point, I could feel all the blood draining from my face. I thought I was going to die."
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'I Never Wanted A Hospital Birth. Here's How I Made It A Positive Experience'

Birth Diaries: Covid-19 has turned many women's birth plans completely on their head.
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