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Planning ahead, Hospital visit, What to bring to the hospital or birthing centre, Birth plan, Vaginal birth after caesarean, Breech presentation

The arrival of a new baby brings major life changes for parents and the rest of the family. When you have a newborn, just taking a shower can become quite an adventure. For a while, you may not be able to manage your home household as you usually would.

During your pregnancy, you can find out about the different options available for giving birth (hospital, birthing centre), their services and their specific features (routine, rules, length of stay, and types of interventions).

Here you will find a suggestion of things to pack in the bags for the mother, the father and the baby: health and hospital insurance card, birth plan, comfortable clothes, sanitary pads, snacks, toiletry bags, medications, From Tiny Tot to Toddler guide, etc.

When your baby is born, you have decisions to make as parents about the treatment and care mom and baby will receive. Keep in mind that no one knows ahead of time how the birth will go and that you may change your minds during delivery.

Women who have had a caesarean (also known as a caesarean section or C-section) are often able to give birth to subsequent children vaginally. Approximately three in four women who prepare for a vaginal birth after a caesarean (VBAC) do give birth vaginally.

If your baby is positioned with his feet or buttocks facing downward (breech), your doctor or midwife may want to attempt to turn him at around 36 or 37 weeks. This technique, known as version, is used to move the baby into a head-down position and increases your odds of having a vaginal birth. The version procedure is performed at the hospital.

No one can predict when and how your labour will begin. Most women will recognize labour because of certain telltale signs, such as contractions or their waters breaking. It’s normal at that point to feel excited or anxious.

Towards the end of your pregnancy, your doctor or midwife will explain to you the right time to head to the hospital or birthing centre. This will depend on the distance you have to travel, your previous deliveries, your health, and the state of your cervix.

In hospitals, certain drugs can be administered to ease birthing pains. The following options may be offered to you: an epidural, narcotics, nitrous oxide gas, or a pudendal nerve block.