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• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 31-33 >> Interview 44 >> She was given conflicting advice about whether it was safe to eat bio-yoghurt; her midwife gave her helpful information.

4 months pregnant. Some nausea and cramping in early pregnancy. Plans for a hospital birth. More of this interview can be seen on the Healthtalkonline antenatal screening site as Interview 05.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 25-30 >> Interview 10 >> It was easier to give up smoking when she became pregnant, and she has not started smoking again.

Unplanned but otherwise straightforward pregnancy. Pre-eclampsia and induction. Difficult labour without pain relief. Episiotomy.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 25-30 >> Interview 27 >> She had heard conflicting advice about drinking alcohol in pregnancy. It can be difficult to know what to believe.

Had problems getting pregnant because of polycystic ovary syndrome. Conceived after taking Clomid; also used acupuncture. Now 16 weeks pregnant, and pregnancy is progressing well.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 25-30 >> Interview 29 >> She felt hot and anxious in pregnancy. Family members advised her to drink juice and eat cold things or fruit, but not to force herself to eat. (Audio

Recently married woman from Pakistan in her first pregnancy. Would like more information and advice in her own language.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 37-39 >> Interview 30 >> She asked the midwife for advice on diet, to help her assess traditional advice from her family. Her advice was different in some ways. (Read by an ac

Normal first pregnancy. Found antenatal classes useful, but felt a women-only class might be useful for South Asian women. Chose to have an epidural for the birth.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 37-39 >> Interview 31 >> Feeling sick all day was horrible and she had to take time off work. Ginger ale helped a bit. (Read by an actor.)

Her first, long awaited baby was stillborn at 25 weeks. Her second pregnancy was normal, but an accident at 20 weeks made it an anxious time. Birth was induced, with epidural.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 31-33 >> Interview 15 >> The hospital could not explain her severe abdominal pain. Her GP suggested it could be irritable bowel syndrome. Changing her diet helped.

Confusion in early stages of pregnancy about whether or not it was viable. Unexplained abdominal pain. Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (pelvic pain) in latter stages.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 37-39 >> Interview 11 >> It was in some ways a relief to discover her previous miscarriages were caused by a genetic condition, not something she had done.

Multiple miscarriages and a late termination due to reciprocal balanced chromosome translocation. Healthy twins born using pre-implantation genetic diagnosis.