What do you really need to know about giving birth?  A Professor of Obstetrics gives a cheat sheet of his most important facts for women waiting to have a baby.

Babytalk: What do you need to know before giving birth?

Welcome to parenthood, the most exhausting, exhilarating and emotional ride of your life! ABC Babytalk is all about the roller-coaster ride of having a baby in your life.

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Co sleeping with your baby has always been controversial. So what are the dangers of co-sleeping? Is it possible to co-sleep safely?

Babytalk: Co-sleeping

Have you ever wondered what the midwives are thinking as they help you with your birth?

Babytalk: midwife confidential

Most of us get pregnant and are happy to do what we're told, but what if you're a super high achieving Professor of Health Economics at Brown University.. would you just do what your obstetrician says.. or would you like to see some serious research first?

Babytalk: don't tell a world class economist what to do (even if she is pregnant)

Many parents don't prioritise the care of baby teeth assuming they're not important because they'll eventually fall out. But this isn't true, baby teeth have a vital role to play in a child's development.

Babytalk: Caring for baby teeth

Pain. It's one of the topics we don't discuss much in the process of having a baby. But there might be another source of pain waiting for you that's known as de Quervain's tenosynovitis.

Babytalk: What do you need to know before giving birth?

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