10 customs around having a baby in Australia

1. women in Australia usually have their babies in a hospital room or a more relaxed ‘family birth centre’ in the hospital
2. it is perfectly normal for husbands and male partners to attend the birth
3. midwives do most of the delivery and the doctor comes in at the end
4. caesarean sections are quite common in Australia
5. most Australian women use pain relief during childbirth
6. breastfeeding is encouraged as the most healthy option in Australia
7. you only stay in hospital for a few days after your baby is born unless you need medical care
8. friends and family send cards and flowers to congratulate the family and give baby clothes or other presents for the baby or mum
9. the family usually puts a notice in the births section of the paper to announce the birth publicly
10. babies are given names within a few days of birth or before they are born

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