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Your baby, Your body, Your choice.

Welcome to MIDIRS Informed Choice

Now that you are pregnant or are thinking of trying for a baby, you will find yourself bombarded by a wealth of information, some very good, some more dubious and less reliable. So what can we offer YOU here at MIDIRS? Well, this Informed Choice website has been developed specifically with your information needs in mind. We have produced a varied and extensive range of maternity information that covers 25 separate topics. These extend from preconception (the time when you are thinking about becoming pregnant), through pregnancy and the birth, and on into the postnatal period. Our information is accurate and up-to-date, so you can have confidence in the information that we are bringing you!

Recent News

April 2, 2011
TV's Kirsty Gallacher backs charity initiative to get mums running
Baby

Children's charity Action Medical Research is asking mums across the UK to join its Mums on the Run initiative which encourages mothers to join together and get fit at the same time as helping to raise vital funds to help sick babies and children.

February 18, 2011
How Healthy Are Your Baby's Hips?
Baby and Dad

The national charity STEPS is hoping their Baby Hip Health Week 13th - 19th March 2011 will help raise awareness amongst parents and health professionals of the vital need to check babies' hips during the first few weeks of life to prevent unnecessary pain and disability in later years.

February 11, 2011
Calling all Mums-to-Be in the Carlisle Area
pregnant belly in need of further decoration

Would you, or any of your pregnant friends, like to have your belly painted for charity?

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Ask an expert

February 9, 2010
I had a c section 12 yrs ago, as i was taken in on my due date for a large baby, i`m 5ft, they tried to induce me over 3 days and nothing happened so ...

I'm really pleased that you were able to achieve a vaginal birth after your earlier caesarean section (VBAC). Experiences such as this often give ...

February 8, 2010
I am expecting my second baby at the end of March (I am currently 30 weeks pregnant) and had a pretty awful time giving birth to my first child - str...

It is understandable to feel apprehensive about the birth of your second baby when you've had a difficult time previously. However, please be reas...

February 2, 2010
I am pregnant with my second child and planning a homebirth. However, after my first delivery, I lost around a litre of blood and suffered a retained ...

Choosing the preferred location for your baby's birth is an important decision to make and in considering which option(s) is safest for you and yo...

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The MIDIRS Informed Choice website is provided for reference information only. MIDIRS is not responsible or liable for any diagnosis made by a user based on the content of the website. Although great care is taken to ensure reference information is both suitable and accurate, MIDIRS is not liable for the contents of any external internet sites referenced, nor does it endorse any commercial product or service mentioned or advised on any of these sites.


Informed Choice titles
Support in labour
Listening to your baby`s heartbeat during labour
Ultrasound scans - what you need to know
Alcohol and pregnancy
Positions for labour and birth
Epidural pain relief in labour
Feeding your baby - breast or bottle?
Is my baby alright?
If your baby is in the breech position, what are your choices?
Where will you have your baby?
Do you want a waterbirth?
When your baby is overdue
Eating well - for your baby and for you
Non-epidural pain relief
Caring for yourself and feeling well after you have had your baby
How will your baby be born?
Caesarean section and subsequent births
Vitamin K for your baby
Information for women who are Rhesus negative
Mood changes after childbirth
Sickle cell and thalassaemia disorders: screening offered to mothers and babies
Sexual health and contraception before and after childbirth
Anaemia - preventing, detecting and treatment in pregnancy and beyond
Infections in pregnancy - prevention, detection and treatment
Health for parenthood - practical advice on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle for you and your baby