Dr Clare Tower’s 5 things to know about Vitamin K: Vitamin K is vital for a healthy blood clotting system Newborn babies can be born without enough Vitamin K for their blood to clot effectively...

Dr Clare Tower’s 5 things to know: Ventouse delivery is a way of helping a baby be born at the end of labour  It uses a  small suction cup device placed on the baby’s head Around 1 in 5 to 1 in...

Dr Clare Tower’s 5 things to know about monitoring the baby in labour: The baby’s heart rate can be monitored in labour as changes in this heart rate pattern can be an indication that the baby...

Dr Clare Tower’s 4 things to know about due dates in pregnancy: Pregnancy is dated using an ultrasound scan done at around 11-13 weeks Studies have shown that dating using ultrasound is more...

Dr Clare Tower explores your birth options… I am going to talk a bit about the things that you need to know about when thinking about how your baby will be born. I am doing this from the...

Dr Clare Tower’s 7 things to know about induction of labour:   There are many reasons for induction of labour, but it is usually offered to deliver a baby early when the risks of remaining...

Dr Clare Tower’s 10 things to know about stages of labour Labour is the process of having a baby, and it is divided into three stages. The first two stages are whilst the cervix, or neck of the...

Dr Clare Tower’s 5 things to know about the placenta. What is the placenta? The placenta is sometimes called the afterbirth. This is the organ that provides the vital link between you and your...