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Having a small baby: RCOG information leaflet
This information is for you if you have been told that there is a higher chance of your baby being small, or you are pregnant and have been told your baby may be smaller than expected. It is authored by the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists and is available online here https://www.rcog.org.uk/for-the-public/browse-our-patient-information/having-a-small-baby/
Read moreMaternity Assessment Unit
This is where you will come for unscheduled visits with urgent pregnancy-related concerns (i.e. reduced movements, bleeding, urgent health worries), when you are in labour, or with immediate urgent postnatal concerns. Please contact the Triage line 0118 322 7304 for advice.
Read morePre-labour rupture of membranes (PRoM)
This information is for you if your waters have broken, you are 37 or more weeks pregnant, and your labour has not yet started. Labour is when you are having regular contractions that are softening and opening your cervix, and moving your baby down into your birth canal.
Read morePremature prelabour rupture of membranes
Very infrequently, a woman’s waters break many weeks before her baby is due; it happens in about 1 in 50 pregnancies.
Read moreReduced fetal movements information - Tommy's
This link takes you to Tommy's The pregnancy and baby charity for information in different languages on baby movements during pregnancy.
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