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Birth
Labour is a pattern, not a single sign. Know the urgent ones, and keep the rest as a conversation with your own team.
Signs of labour
Labour is a pattern that builds. A single symptom is a clue, and a few symptoms are urgent on their own.
A short birth preference
A birth plan is a list of wishes for a day that will not follow a script. One page is kinder than a manifesto.
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The bag
A short list. A missing sock does not spoil a birth. Marks stay on this device.
For you
For the baby
Papers
A short list of wishes
A note for the team, not an order. It can change on the day.
This is not a birth-plan contract. Your clinician talks medical decisions through with you.
Sizes and dates are averages. Feeding and sleep notes follow widely published public-health guidance, including World Health Organization infant-feeding advice and back-to-sleep recommendations. They are not a protocol for your hospital.