- What is postnatal contraception? Postnatal contraception is birth control after having your baby to delay or avoid another pregnancy. Many unplanned pregnancies occur in the first few months after pregnancy so it is important to have a plan for contraception that suits you. When do I need to start contraception? You need to start contraception […]
Epidural Advice for Maternity Patients
Why have I been given this leaflet? You have been given this leaflet because you have recently had an epidural inserted. Serious risks from epidurals are rare (1 in 13,000) but can present up to 10 days after having your epidural. Please be observant for the signs and symptoms listed below once discharged from hospital. […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Special Care Baby Unit
Welcome and introduction Congratulations on the birth of your baby and welcome to the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead. Your baby may have been admitted to the unit for a variety of reasons, for example they may have been born too early, be very small or be unwell […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Monitoring your baby during Labour
This information leaflet has been produced by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Maternity Unit to provide information to pregnant women about monitoring their baby during labour.Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Elective Caesarean Section
This information leaflet has been produced by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Maternity Unit to provide information to pregnant women who are having an Elective Caesarean Section.Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Safer Staffing
Safer staffing reports enable patients and the public to easily see how hospitals are performing in relation to their staffing levels.Topic: Safer staffing
Type: Report
Audience: Staff
Welcome to Gateshead NHS
Congratulations on your new role and welcome to the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust team.Audience: Staff
Council of Governors May 2022
A meeting of the Council of Governors was held at 10am on Wednesday 11th May 2022.Type: Governor papers
Annual Report 2018 to 2019
Welcome to the Annual Report for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust for the 2018/19 financial year.Type: Annual reports
Audience: Patients and visitors