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Five things you didn’t know could happen during labour

Labour has different phases (Photo: Shutterstock)

If someone mentions labour at any point, the first thing that comes to mind is pain, pain and more pain. I blame the movies for the perception I have on labour although they're not wrong. I know.

There are different assumptions about labour that you might have heard about and you’d be surprised to find that your experience isn’t exactly how you thought it would be.

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