What's new
18 November 2008
- FAQ - Is my baby likely to develop asthma as a result of my having a caesarean?
- FAQ - The pain of childbirth frightens me. Can I have a caesarean?
- FAQ - If I want to request a caesarean, how should I go about it?
- FAQ - I have heard that I might be very breathless during the caesarean, is this true?
- FAQ - When is it safe to schedule a caesarean?
- FAQ - Is a baby more at risk of respiratory problems if they are delivered by caesarean?
- FAQ - How do I know that my hospital provides good maternity care?
- New references 99 to 143 added
- Many new news stories added
- Information on the fear some women experience when facing childbirth
- Description of the approximate financial costs for both vagainal and caesarean births
- More information has been added to the Making a Choice section
- More information has been added to the VBAC section
- More risk information has been added to the negative aspects of caesarean deliveries section
- New sources of information including vbac.co.uk and homebirth.org.uk
- New defintion of doula added
- Information about links associated with induction
- Information about breathlessness during surgery
- Information about factors which may increase the likelihood of having a caesarean: age, cervical length and sex of baby
- More information to consider when planning a caesarean
- Information on wrapping internal organs close to the surgery site to help prevent adhesions.
- New section on how to help prepare mentally for a caesarean birth.
- New section on antenatal education.
- Updated section on birth choices.
- New section on flexible birth plans.
16 May 2008
- Link to www.electivecesarean.com added in the new sources of information section
11 April 2008
- The questionnaire is now closed and we are analysing the results
- Birth stories moved from the discussion forum to the real experiences page
- We have removed the discussion forum - the volume of spam we were getting was too much to handle
21st September 2006
New sections:
- The questionnaire is now up and running
- FAQ - If I want to request a caesarean, how should I go about it?
- FAQ - Can I have my caesarean in a private hospital?
- FAQ - I have heard that I might be very breathless during the caesarean, is this true?
- FAQ - What will my scars be like and will a caesarean cause internal scars (adhesions) as well as an external scar?
- FAQ - I am worried about my sex life after a vaginal delivery. Is there any evidence to suggest that a caesarean will mean my sex life is less likely to be interrupted?
- FAQ - Will a caesarean impact the development of beneficial gut bacteria?
- Definition of Tokophobia
- Definition of Midwife
- In the News section
- Results from NIH (National Institutes of Health) conference in USA in March 2006
- Listening to Mothers Survey Results
- New sources of information - Royal College of Midwives website, www.csectionrecovery.com and www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk
Updates made to the following sections:
- FAQ - Gaps between births
- FAQ - Twins
- FAQ - Asthma
- Definition of endometriosis
- VBAC in FAQ section
- Maternal requests
- fear of childbirth
- Elective caesareans - the advantages of non-contracting muscle
- Theraline Caesarean Belt
- Tips for partners
1st February 2006
- Updated the list of Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC) organisations
- Added this what's new page
14th November 2005
- Website goes live