Your baby might have died before or during labour. If your baby has died before labour you will, in most cases, need to give birth. You may have been told that your baby is extremely unwell and not expected to live more than a few hours or days.
Waiting to give birth is an incredibly difficult time. Whilst you are waiting you may have a huge range of thoughts and feelings racing through your head, you may feel completely numb or anything in between. Even after your baby has died, as you change position you might still feel the baby move in your womb as and this could feel very unsettling for you.
You should be offered a private space to give birth away from other mothers and families. You will be encouraged to have a partner or someone else with you for support and to help you make decisions, as it can be very hard to focus at this time.