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  • Women who are having a C-section may worry about how quickly they will manage to have skin-to-skin contact with their baby and establish breastfeeding. Find out what the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has to say on these issues
  • The text states: “It is important Aletta gets on her feet as soon as possible.” Why do you think this is? Check your answer by reading the information from Science Direct.
  • Pelvic floor exercises are just as important for women who have had a C-section as those who have had a vaginal birth. Information on how to do them and the signs that medical advice is needed can be found via the National Childbirth Trust (NCT)
  • Women who have had a C-section are not able to drive straightaway. But for how long? And why? Read the relevant advice from Caesarean Birth and VBAC Information.
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