Hayley Kringas, 37, is mum to Harper, 18 months. “I had massages throughout my pregnancy to release tension in my lower back and help my body be as prepared as possible. “During my massages I’d picked ...

In this interview with SADE OGUNTOLA, an obstetric anaesthetist and a lecturer with the University of Ibadan’s College of Medicine, Dr Kehinde Adebayo, claims every woman can have a nearly painless ...

Emma Shaw admits that she turned up for her first hypnobirthing class with a strong dose of scepticism. A down-to-earth and pragmatic TV producer, she fully expected to walk into a room ‘full of hippy ...

As women who have gone through childbirth know, labor contractions and the birth process are typically painful. But women have been giving birth for centuries without pain medication. There are ...

Labour plays out differently for everyone, so it pays to be aware of the various pain-relief options available to you. This works by applying tiny electrical pulses to the nerve endings just beneath ...

Labour pain can be intense and unpredictable, but it isn’t something you have to face without support. Today, Indian ...