Birth

Birth is the trusted online resource for conception, pregnancy, labour, birth and newborn advice and community. Find expert information on difficulty conceiving, ovulation, week by week pregnancy, miscarriage, caesarean section, labour and birth and a welcoming forum for pregnancy and mums. Birth supports and reassures women who are trying to conceive, are pregnant or have just given birth.  It does this by offering access to approximately 2,000 well-researched and unbiased articles across more than 600 related topics.

Belly Belly provides valuable information on the topic of Natural Childbirth in this article. The Belly Belly web site provides loads of useful info - everything for the expectant mother from conception to birth and beyond. Articles advising what to ask your obstetrician, pre-natal testing and screening, birth options and much, much more.

Knowing what happens during labour and delivery is essential for all mothers to be. What affect do the pain relief drugs have on my baby? How will I know when I am in labour? How can my partner help me through labour and the birth of our baby? This section from Huggies answers all these questions and more.

Follow the Health Insite, link to find information about the various methods of pain relief available during labour. Health Insite is an Australian government supported health initiative.

A normal, problem-free labour is every pregnant woman's wish, but medical intervention is needed to help the birth of the baby in around one third of cases. The article provided by the Victorian government supported Better Health Channel gives a detailed overview of the various medical interventions that may be used during childbirth.

Watching a child birth video can be one of the most informative and rewarding experiences of your pregnancy. This link takes you to the Nature’s Child web site which provides a beautiful documentary called 'The Art of Birth' that follows four Australian women and their partners as they prepare for and give natural birth.

This link provides sends you to a website that links to the Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages for each Australian state. Don’t forget registering your newborn is compulsory under Australian Law.