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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

May 15, 2009
Birth Festival at Halstead, Essex
Pregnancy bumps

Midwives are organising a free "Birth Festival" which will take place at Halstead Hospital on Saturday 6 June - D-Day!

April 29, 2009
Think through co-sleeping with your child, say midwives
Sleeping baby

Commenting on the research published today by the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID), Cathy Warwick, general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: "It is a terrible tragedy for the parents when they suffer the sudden death of their child, so any research that sheds light on the potential causes is important.

March 25, 2009
Health in Pregnancy Grant approaching - 6th April launch
Pregnancy

The Health in Pregnancy Grant is being launched on 6th April as a one off payment of £190 available to almost all pregnant women between the 25th week of pregnancy and their expected due date. The grant is designed to help towards improving the health of mums-to-be during pregnancy, taking into account the advice from her midwife.

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Ask a midwife

June 24, 2009
I am a primip currently 29/40. I am worried about tearing during delivery, would moisturising my perineum in the next few weeks help? If so what shoul...

It is perfectly normal to feel apprehensive about your baby's birth and how giving birth might affect your perineum. The perineum is the area of m...

May 19, 2009
I am pregnant and I don`t know if I should keep the baby? I need someone to talk to....

I am sorry to hear that you have such mixed feelings about your pregnancy , but it is not clear whether you are talking about ending the pregnancy by ...

April 28, 2009
hi i am a student and have obtained an iterview for the 3 year midwifery programe and would be gratfull for any advice you coud give me about intervie...

Congratulations on securing an interview to undertake a programme of midwifery education. A career in midwifery remains a very popular choice for many...

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Terms & Conditions

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