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Conception and early pregnancy :
Getting pregnant
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Symptoms and feelings in early weeks
Maternity care :
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Maternity care and antenatal visits
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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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People's stories
Age 34-36
Interview 05
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First child had heart defect detected antenatally and long period of critical illness after birth. Mother had reactive depression in response to his illness. Second ...
Interview 08
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Initial miscarriage followed by second pregnancy, when a scan revealed baby was affected by tuberous sclerosis. Late termination. Subsequent pregnancy by donor insemination led to ...
Interview 14
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Required treatment for thrombophilia and a streptococcal infection but pregnancy otherwise normal. Labour involved more intervention than she had wanted.
Interview 52
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Normal first pregnancy; some bleeding early in first trimester. Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (pelvic pain) has been a problem later in pregnancy. More of this interview ...
Interview 65
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Third pregnancy, after two miscarriages. Baby diagnosed antenatally with heart problems. Baby born by emergency caesarean after a long and painful labour. More of this ...
Interview 23
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Antenatal screening test showed raised risk of Down's syndrome. Decided not to have further tests and had a baby with Down's syndrome, now ...
Interview 28
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Supported partner through fertility treatment and pregnancy. Is looking forward to becoming a father.
Interview 16
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Experienced recurrent miscarriage before entering an egg share IVF scheme. IVF was successful after one cycle and pregnancy was excellent. Vaginal birth.
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