Health education
Understand what's happening to you
Plain-language information on pregnancy, birth, recovery and your baby — for anyone who is pregnant, thinking about it, or caring for women.
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Getting ready for pregnancy
Simple, practical steps that improve your health and your baby's health before you fall pregnant.
What happens during pregnancy
An overview of the three trimesters and how your body and your baby change through each one.
First-trimester changes
What to expect in the first 13 weeks, and which early symptoms need to be checked.
Common pregnancy symptoms
Everyday discomforts of pregnancy, what helps, and how to tell them apart from warning signs.
How your baby develops
A week-by-week picture of your baby's growth from a tiny cluster of cells to a full-term newborn.
Eating well in pregnancy
Practical, affordable eating in pregnancy, plus the supplements and foods to be careful with.
Medicines and pregnancy
How to use medicine safely while pregnant or breastfeeding, and what to always check first.
Staying active in pregnancy
How much activity is helpful, what to avoid, and when to stop and rest.
Your antenatal visits
What happens at each antenatal visit, how often to go, and what to bring.
Tests and scans in pregnancy
The routine blood tests, urine tests and ultrasound scans offered in pregnancy, and what they are for.
Preparing for labour and birth
Planning where to give birth, what to pack, and how to arrange transport before labour starts.
Signs that labour has started
How to tell true labour from practice contractions, and when to go to the facility.
Caesarean birth
Why a caesarean may be needed, what happens on the day, and how recovery usually goes.
Recovering after birth
What is normal in the first six weeks after birth, how to care for yourself, and your postnatal visits.
Breastfeeding
Getting started, feeding often enough, and how to know your baby is getting enough milk.
Caring for your newborn
Feeding, sleeping, cord care, warmth, immunisations and the newborn signs that need care urgently.
Your mental and emotional wellbeing
Mood changes in pregnancy and after birth, when it is more than the baby blues, and where to get help.
Warning signs during pregnancy
The danger signs in pregnancy that mean you should be seen straight away, and what to do.
Warning signs after birth
The signs in the six weeks after birth that mean you or your baby need to be seen urgently.