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- Information for pregnant people about fetal monitoring in labour.
Dating Scan
Information for pregnant women who are referred for a Dating scan.Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Anomaly Scan (20 week scan)
Information for pregnant women who are referred for an Anomoly scan.Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Anti-Depressants in Pregnancy (SSRIS)
Information for women taking SSRI antidepressants in pregnancy.Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Diabetes and Breastfeeding
Can I breastfeed? Yes you can. You may have recently found out that you have developed diabetes in your pregnancy (gestational diabetes), or you may have already had diabetes for a while (Type 1 or Type 2). You can certainly breastfeed and breastfeeding brings extra benefits to your baby and to you in addition to […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Preterm Birth Surveillance Clinic
Information for pregnant women who are referred to the Preterm Birth Surveillance Clinic.Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Prolonged Neonatal Jaundice
This leaflet offers more information about prolonged neonatal jaundice. A baby with jaundice will have a yellow colouring of their skin and the whites of their eyes. This is very common in newborns. Jaundice is caused when the baby’s blood has raised levels of bilirubin, which is a normal waste product usually removed by the liver.Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Cervical Stitch
What is a cervical stitch? A cervical stitch is an operation where a stitch is placed around the cervix (neck of the womb). It is usually done between 12 and 24 weeks of pregnancy although occasionally it may be done at later stages in pregnancy. A cervical stitch is more commonly put in vaginally (transvaginal) […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Shoulder Dystocia
What is shoulder dystocia? Shoulder dystocia is when the baby’s head has been born but one of the shoulders becomes stuck behind the mother’s pubic bone, delaying the birth of the baby’s body (see figure below). If this happens, extra help is usually needed to release the baby’s shoulder. In the majority of cases, the […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Outpatient Induction of Labour
Introduction What For the majority of women, labour is a spontaneous process, however for some women, induction of labour may be recommended. An induced labour, or induction, is where a woman receives some medical assistance to start labour. Induction of labour is a relatively common procedure: in 2019-2020 33% of women were induced in the […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors