Mama Pack
January 27, 2010 – 1:44 pm | Comments Off

Welcome to Mama Pack ® website.
If you have been left feeling a bit deflated after receiving your not so fantastic regular natal pack then you have probably been directed to this website!
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Medicines & Pregnancy
February 22, 2010 – 10:29 am | No Comment
Medicines & Pregnancy

One of the most common questions during a woman’s pregnancy is “Is this safe to take?” when speaking about medicines. Where as pre pregnancy you wouldn’t have given much thought to grabbing an antihistamine or …

When is my baby due?
February 17, 2010 – 5:37 pm | No Comment
When is my baby due?

Are you trying to conceive and need to estimate when your next fertile date is? Or perhaps you already know you are pregnant and would like to know your estimated due date?
Hopefully this calculator will …

Midwife Notes Explained
January 29, 2010 – 6:24 pm | No Comment
Midwife Notes Explained

Hopefully this section will give you some clue as to what all the abbreviations and jargon are on your medical notes… if you can’t find what you want then email us and we will add …

Shoulder Dystocia
January 25, 2010 – 8:20 pm | No Comment
Shoulder Dystocia

The words shoulder dystocia bring fear to the heart of every doctor and midwife. This means that the one, less frequently both, shoulder(s) of the baby are not entering the pelvis during the birth as …

OFP – Optimal Foetal positioning.
January 24, 2010 – 10:21 am | No Comment
OFP – Optimal Foetal positioning.

First off… what does OFP mean.
Optimal Foetal positioning.
What???
Ok why do I need to know about OFP?
Many difficult labours result from ‘mal-presentation’, where the position of the baby makes it hard for the head to move …

Find A Birth Provider
January 8, 2009 – 5:08 pm | No Comment
Find A Birth Provider

Use this section of the website to find your nearest birth provider for midwifery and more by entering your town or post code below ..Please mention MAMA PACKS when contacting the providers below…. …