Planning your labour and birth care

Planning your labour and birth care -- basic information -- early and late babies -- early babies -- late babies -- post-dates or postmature? -- induction of labour -- what are the risks of induction of labour? -- what happens if your labour starts with your waters breaking before contractions have started? -- monitoring your baby's heartbeat during labour -- continuous electronic fetal heart monitoring -- fetal scalp blood sampling -- artificial rupture of membranes/amniotomy -- augmentation of labour -- pain management -- non-medical pain management -- medication for pain management -- forceps or ventouse assisted birth -- tearing and episiotomy -- your newborn baby -- delivery of the placenta (whenua) -- caesarean section -- elective caesarian section -- unplanned or emergency caesarean section -- updating your care plan -- basics for your birth bag -- suggested reading