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Giving birth in water appears safe for mother and infant
The research is continually demonstrating that there is no additional risk to the woman or baby.
Exercising during pregnancy reduces time spent in labour
The women in the exercise group were also less likely to use an epidural during childbirth.
Labour is not slowed down by epidural painkillers, says study
Findings suggest that long-held practice of reducing or stopping an epidural in later stages of labor could be "out of date and misguided.”
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