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What happens to a woman’s body as she gives birth?
Every labour is different – but there are certain, sometimes surprising, experiences a woman can expect when giving birth.
What are they?
- Sophie Aubrey
- The Age
Birth is often described as a “miracle” and in many ways, of course, it is.
There’s the fact a baby can go from living in a tiny, protected bubble to independently taking its first breath; there’s the sheer power of nature and the extraordinary strength of women and…
“Even after 20 years, I am still blown away every single time I see a baby born,” says Dr Vicki Woodward, an obstetrician from Melbourne’s Royal Women’s Hospital. “I still cry at births.”
In other ways, birth is not that miraculous: it’s a…