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Prepare before birth with Gudrun Abascal’s complete Childbirth Guide and read all our other articles about childbirth.
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Medical pain relief alternatives

Medical pain relief alternatives can be divided into two groups. Centrally acting alternatives or lo...
Mar 24, 2021
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Spinal anesthesia (Epidural, Spinal and SPEDA)

The term spinal anesthesia refers to three types of anesthesia depending on how the anesthesia is ap...
Mar 9, 2021
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Pudendal block

A Pudendal block (PDB) provides pain relief in the pelvic floor, the perineum, the vulva and the ope...
Mar 9, 2021
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Pain relief after childbirth

Occasionally, the midwife needs to treat a tear or rupture that occurred during the birth. At this p...
Mar 9, 2021
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Everyone experiences pain differently

Different women have different perceptions of pain when they give birth. In other words, pain is ext...
Mar 9, 2021
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Early labor

The latent stage is when your body, particularly your uterus and cervix, start preparing to give bir...
Mar 9, 2021
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Expulsion stage

The cervix is completely dilated, and baby’s head has rotated and descended through the birth canal....
Mar 9, 2021
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First hours with baby

After weeks of longing and waiting, your family is finally complete. It’s time to let everything cal...
Mar 24, 2021
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Onset of labor

Labor can start spontaneously in two different ways:
Mar 24, 2021
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When to call the birth center

Many parents who call the birth center/hospital want to touch base and get good advice from a midwif...
Mar 9, 2021
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Time to go?

When you should go to the birth center/hospital depends on whether you are expecting your first baby...
Mar 9, 2021
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Who is Gudrun Abascal?

During my 47 years as a midwife, I have strived to improve maternity care—primarily in Stockholm, bu...
Dec 13, 2021
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Preparing for birth, emotionally and physically

Everyone prepares differently for childbirth. The choices you make are determined by your personalit...
Mar 24, 2021
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Avoid stress and conflicts

It’s good to avoid stress and conflicts if you can since you are more sensitive, more vulnerable and...
Mar 9, 2021
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Things to consider

- Is there anything about you and your partner that the midwife should know ahead of childbirth in o...
Mar 9, 2021
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