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• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 31-33 >> Interview 44 >> The early symptoms of pregnancy felt like pre-menstrual symptoms. She was worried by abdominal cramps, but eventually found out this was normal in pre

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 >> Books were a good source of information. Talking to other women with babies also helped.

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

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 37-39 >> Interview 03 >> The internet helped her find out more information about her condition (vasa praevia) and decide what questions to ask her consultant.

Apparently normal pregnancy, after problems with endometriosis. Vasa praevia discovered during labour. Baby needed resuscitation and intensive care, but recovered well with no long-term problems as originally feared.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 37-39 >> Interview 26 >> She looked up diaphragmatic hernia on the internet but was so shocked by the information she found that she didn't want to know more. (Read by an acto

Baby diagnosed with diaphragmatic hernia at 20-week scan. Mother decided to continue the pregnancy, knowing the outcome was uncertain. Baby died 10 hours after birth.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 34-36 >> Interview 23 >> The Down's Syndrome Association was a really good source of information. The internet can give you too much information.

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 a healthy and lively 2-year-old.