During pregnancy and labour, your baby's heart rate can be checked. Read about fetal heart rate monitoring and the different ways it can be done.

All babies gain weight at different rates. Understand your baby's healthy weight gain with guidelines on feeding, growth and developmental milestones.

Fetal distress refers to changes in your baby' s heartbeat that may signal a problem. Your baby may need closer monitoring or an assisted birth.

Baby monitors and sensors can alert you when your baby cries, but they shouldn't be your only safety measure. Learn more about them here.

ECV is a procedure to try to move your baby from a breech position to a head-down position. This is performed by a trained doctor.

The Apgar score is a test given to your baby straight after birth to check their health. Find out what the score measures and what it means.

Every baby is unique and it is important for you to get to know your baby’s movement patterns.

Sepsis is a life-threatening response that your body has to infection. Sepsis in pregnancy or after childbirth is a medical emergency.

Induction of labour is when labour is started with medical treatment. Read about the reasons why you may be induced and the different methods used.

If you've delivered a baby by caesarean, you can choose to have a vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) or a planned (elective) caesarean for your next birth.