Pregnancy - We interviewed 51 people (including some male partners) about their experiences of pregnancy. Pregnancy,ovulation,symptoms of pregnancy,miscarriage,signs of bleeding,getting pregnant, having a baby : Healthtalkonline

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Conception and early pregnancy :
Getting pregnant
Assisted conception
Discovering you're pregnant & telling other people
Symptoms and feelings in early weeks

Maternity care :
First contacts with services
Advice on health and lifestyle
Maternity care and antenatal visits
Antenatal classes and preparation for birth
Finding information and support

Physical and emotional aspects of pregnancy :
Emotions during pregnancy
Relationships and sex
Sickness and hyperemesis
Pain and discomfort
Bleeding and miscarriage
Other conditions in pregnancy
Rarer complications
Pregnancy with another condition or disability
When something is wrong with the baby

Reflecting on birth choices and experiences :
Thinking about where and how to give birth
Pain and pain relief
Looking back- vaginal birth
Looking back- caesarean birth
Twins and breech presentation
Looking back- preterm birth and special care
Stillbirth and neonatal death

The realities of being a parent :
Feeding and caring for the baby
Emotions and relationships in early parenthood

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Pregnancy

Publication date: October 2005 Last updated August 2012

Review date: August 2014

We interviewed 51 people (including some male partners) about their experiences of pregnancy. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics, or explore all the interviews.

Getting pregnant

Symptoms and feelings in early weeks

Finding information and support

Emotions during pregnancy

Relationships and sex

Pain and pain relief

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