Giving birth in Spain

10 things I can tell you about giving birth in Spain (part 1 of 4) A personal birth story The following is based on my experience of giving

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Returning to give birth in your home country

Giving birth in your home country As we saw in the previous post, attitudes about childbirth in Azerbaijan were very different. Some of the more startling myths included:

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Pregnancy and birth superstitions in Azerbaijan

Pregnant in Azerbaijan “Don’t let them tell me the sex”, I asked the nurse for about the tenth time. My husband and I were in the waiting room

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Flying when pregnant

Flying during pregnancy Many women will need to fly when they are pregnant, whether for a wedding, business trip or a well- deserved relaxing ‘baby-moon’. Whatever the reason,

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