, eclectified. Virtually all DVD players will play a CD just by hitting the Play button (the little right facing triangle icon). Typically the fast forward and skip buttons will work as well. Audio will be output either from the RCA white and red connectors on the rear, or from a headphone jack (if it has one).
40 weeks. You will have an appointment at 40 weeks if this is your first baby. Your midwife or doctor should give you more information about what happens if your pregnancy lasts longer than 41 weeks.
The Royal College of Midwives recommends a midwife to birth ratio of no more than 1:28 to provide a safe maternity service. But only Scotland and Northern Ireland meet that target. The average ratio elsewhere is one midwife to 33 births in England and one to 30 in Wales.