Berkshire Long COVID Integrated Service (BLIS) Clinic
Explains what happens at the BLIS Clinic where a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) assess patients experiencing prolonged symptoms following Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Best Start in Life - Pregnancy
From finding out your due date, early pregnancy signs and symptoms, to getting ready for labour and birth – this is your complete pregnancy guide. Get tips on coping with morning sickness, choosing where to give birth, what to buy for your newborn and plenty more.
Read moreBetnovate scalp application as ear drops
Advice and instructions for patients prescribed Betnovate to treat or manage an ear condition
Read moreBig brothers and sisters (Buscot Ward)
Supporting siblings to understand what is happening when your new baby is on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Read moreBilateral (both legs) amputee exercises
Exercises designed to increase your muscle strength and maintain the movement in your joints
Read moreBilateral hearing loss
Information for parents/carers on bilateral hearing loss - any degree of permanent hearing loss that affects both ears
Read moreBiofeedback Treatment Clinic
Explains what will happen next and what biofeedback involves for patients referred to the Pelvic Floor Service for biofeedback treatment
Read moreBiomechanics for birth guidance
While preparing for birth, and in childbirth, changing your position and using specific techniques can create movement in the pelvis and encourage your baby into the best position. This is called biomechanics for birth.
Read moreBipolar disorder in pregnancy
A link to Tommys.org contining information for women, birthing people and families of those who are pregnant and managing a bipolar disorder.
Read moreBirth after previous caesarean: RCOG information
This is a link to Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists website and is for you if you have had one caesarean birth and want to know more about your birth options when having another baby.
Read moreBirth options after a caesarean birth
Information produced by Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire West Local Maternity Network Services (BOB LMNS)
Read moreBirth partners guide when theatre is required following birth
Where possible, we aim to keep birth partners and the mother together, so if there is no urgency to transfer to theatre, you may be offered the opportunity to accompany the mother into theatre, as long as there is a staff member to help you care for the baby.
Read moreBirth reflections
Birth Reflections is a confidential midwife run service that provides women, birthing people and birth partners with an opportunity to talk about their birth experiences; ask questions about what happened; share feelings and check-in on emotional wellbeing; and to reflect on their overall birth experience.
Read moreBirthing Partners information
This leaflet is to provide information for those who have been chosen by an expectant mother to be a birthing partner during her labour.
Read moreBispecific Antibody Treatment
Explains the process for patients starting Bispecific Antibody Therapy in the Haematology Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Read moreBisphosphonate treatment plan
Record for people starting a course of bisphosphonates - bone-strengthening treatments also used to prevent bone disease
Read moreBladder and bowel leakage prevention exercises (Elderly Care)
Explains simple exercises you can do to help improve incontinence - leakage of urine (wee) or stool (poo)
Read moreBladder and bowel problems in people with dementia - tips to manage
Advice for relatives and carers of people with dementia - explains some of the things you can do to help manage bladder and bowel problems in people with dementia
Read moreBladder care - How to look after your bladder (Elderly Care)
Information on general bladder care and tips for keeping it working normally
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