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Childbirth

Information about the different phases of childbirth, pain relief, choosing where to give birth, and possible complications.

Planning for birth

  • Where and how to have your baby – your options
  • Planned home birth
  • Declaration of paternity, and birth notification (in Norwegian)
  • Childbirth in the EU/EEA and Switzerland
  • Childbirth outside the EU/EEA

Childbirth

  • The different phases of childbirth
  • When your waters break (in Norwegian)
  • Induced labour (in Norwegian)
  • Caesarean section
  • Epidural and pain relief during labour
  • Forceps or vacuum delivery
  • Monitoring the child (in Norwegian)
Bilde av en baby på skulderen til sin mor

Follow-up care during the post-natal period

The postnatal period is the time from when the baby is born until six weeks after the birth. In Norway, parents and babies are entitled to follow-up care (postnatal care) after the birth.

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