concept

I think we ought to consider an epidural.

A father holding his swaddled new born baby.

Sibah.

A woman in labour holding her partners hand, lying in bed being examined by a midwife.

Three views of the face of a woman in labour, all with her eyes closed.

A caesarean section in progress.

A woman in labour lying on her side recieving an epidural.

A woman in labour lying on her side being given an epidural.

Report / East End Maternity Hospital.

Can you remember all your breathing?.

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A woman in labour lying on her side recieving an epidural.

A caesarean section in progress.

A woman in labour lying on her side being given an epidural.

Report / East End Maternity Hospital.

Can you remember all your breathing?.