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Labour and birth

Giving birth

During the second stage you give birth to your baby. There’s no such thing as a typical labour and birth – they’re all different. The important thing is that while they vary, they’re all normal.

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Delivering your placenta

When you deliver the placenta and membranes after your baby's born

Giving birth to your baby

When your cervix is fully open and your baby's born

Premature (preterm) labour

When labour starts before you’re 37 weeks pregnant

Stillbirth

When you lose your baby after the 24th week of a pregnancy or during birth

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