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Alternative feeding methods: Cup or Finger feeding

Explains alternative ways of feeding your baby breast milk when latching directly onto the breast is challenging.
Amniocentesis and Chronic villus sample (CVS) testing

To provide information following the above tests.
Anaesthetic advice on heparin and low molecular weight heparin (LMWH)

To explain the consequences for anaesthetic procedures in labour whilst on heparin or low molecular weight heparin.
Anaesthetic specific maternity information - web access

A list of maternity related anaesthetic information leaflets and where you can find them
Anaesthetics for Caesarean birth

This covers the two main options of anaesthesia - regional where you are awake and general where you are asleep.
Antenatal steriods in pregnancy

Explains the use of antenatal steroids in pregnancy, where it has been deemed necessary.
Antenatal steroids

Explains use of steroids in pregnancy where necessary. Outlines complications how your monitored and help available.
Antibiotics for your baby

Information why your new baby may be given antibiotics shortly after birth.
Antiphospholipid syndrome

Provides information following tests for a diagnosis of anti-phospholipid syndrome (Hughes syndrome)
Aromatherapy: Use in pregnancy and labour

To provide information for women who would like to use aromatherapy during labour (past 37 weeks of pregnancy).
Bad back during pregnancy and labour

To help answer your questions on an existing back problem or one you have developed during your pregnancy.
BCG vaccination checklist for babies

Please tell us if any of the following applies to you (or your baby/child to be vaccinated):
Bereavement support for women and their families

This has been written to answer your queries and reduce any worries you may have.
Bipolar disorder, pregnancy and childbirth
Birth after previous Caesarean (VBAC)

Information on having a vaginal birth after having a Caesarean birth.
Birth partner information - elective Caeasarean birth

To explain the birth partner’s role and responsibilities in a planned (elective) Caesarean birth
Birth partners guide when theatre is required following birth

What will happen when mother requires theatre following birth.
Birthing partner: Information

To provide information for those who have been chosen by an expectant mother to be a birthing partner during her labour.
Bleeding disorders in pregnancy

Aims to answer some common questions and to provide information about how bleeding conditions are managed in pregnancy.
Blossom Team birth services

Information on your Community midwife team in South Reading area.
Bottle feeding: How can I tell it is going well?

Information adapted from UNICEF Baby Friendly initiative to help you recognise if bottle feeding is going well.
Breast feeding and breast milk fortifier

Advice for parents on going home breastfeeding with the addition of breast milk fortifier
Breast feeding challenges: Sore cracked painful nipples, blockages, engorgement, mastitis and abscess

Information on how to cope with some of the challenges you may experience when breast feeding.
Breast feeding: How can I tell it is going well?

Information adapted from UNICEF Baby Friendly initiative to help you recognise if breast feeding is going well.
Breast feeding: Women with substance use or dependency issues

Offers advice on breast feeding safely for women who have drug and/or alcohol dependency issues.
Breastfeeding and pain relief

Opiate/opioid pain relief is commonly prescribed for pain relief after birth
Breech baby at end of pregnancy: RCOG information

Information for you if your baby remains in breech position (bottom or feet first ) after 36 weeks of pregnancy.
Bruising in immobile children: What's going on?

Information for parents and carers about bruising to immobile children.
Burial on private land

For families who are considering burial on land which is not a recognised cemetery or churchyard.
Caesarean birth recovery

Information to answer your queries and reduce any worries you may have as you recover from your Caesarean birth.
Cannabis use in pregnancy: a guide for parents

Talks about the risks of cannabis use in pregnancy for you and your unborn baby and where you can get help to quit.
Caring for your body in pregnancy

This leaflet is to help you adjust to your changing shape in pregnancy. Including advice on exercise and movement.
Caring for your child at home before the funeral

Advice on caring for your child's body at home before a funeral
Carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy or post birth

Provides information on reducing symptoms of carpal tunnel & advice where to buy splints during pregnancy & after birth.
Case-loading: what it is and how it affects you

Information for women being ‘case-loaded’ by student midwives throughout their pregnancy and the early postnatal period.
Chaperones

To provide information on the use of chaperones within the Trust.
Choosing where to have your baby

This leaflet tells you about the options of where to give birth in this area
Choosing your birthing partner

Providing advice on how to choose your birthing partner whose primary role is to provide encouragement and reassurance.
Clot prevention for women taking low weight molecular heparin (LWMH)

For women who have been advised to take low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) during or just after their pregnancy.
Coccyx pain during pregnancy (antenatal)

Designed to help you if you are experiencing coccyx (base of spine) pain during pregnancy.
Coccyx pain following childbirth

Designed to help you if you are experiencing coccyx (base of spine) pain following the birth of your baby.
Collecting your baby from the mortuary

This leaflet is for any parents who wish to collect their baby from the hospital mortuary themselves.
Combined scan clinic

Information about the combined ultrasound and paediatric clinic so you know what to expect when attending.
Complications of obesity in pregnancy

This leaflet is for pregnant women with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 30 and explains your referral.
Consent: Information for pregnant women

To provide information for you if you have been asked to provide consent for a procedure or test.
Cooling treatment for babies with perinatal asphyxia

Leaflet explaining cooling treatment for neonatal babies with perinatal asphyxia (lack of oxygen before birth)
Coronavirus - Information to keep you safe at home whilst isolating: NHS advice
Could you become a breast milk donor?

For anyone breastfeeding and considering donating any surplus breast milk in the future to the Oxford Breast Milk Bank.
Critically ill mother

Explains what happens when a mother has been ‘critically unwell’ due to complications during pregnancy or giving birth.
Day Assessment Unit

Explains the aims and purpose of the Day Assessment Unit and where to find it.
Do you use drugs or alcohol or are you in treatment for problem use?

This leaflet is to help us help you plan a safer pregnancy for you and your bab where drugs or alcohol may be problem
Domestic abuse

This leaflet provides support and information to pregnant women who are experiencing domestic abuse
Donor milk for babies
Early labour

Information to give you some advice and to help you cope with early labour based on experiences of other women.
Early labour: Checklist and support guide

Help and ideas to help you cope during early labour
Early termination of pregnancy: Support groups information

To provide you with useful numbers for BPAS and other support groups that are available to you at this difficult time.
Epidural information card

A summary of information on epidurals to help you make an informed decision provided for reference by Labourpains.com
Epidural or Spinal: Postnatal advice

This leaflet offers advice for women who have received an epidural or spinal injection during labour.
Epidurals for pain relief including programmed intermittent epidural boluses (PIEB) pumps

This leaflet is for pregnant women and provides information about epidurals used for pain relief in labour.
Exercises and advice following gynaecological surgery

A general guide to assist with your recovery following abdominal or vaginal surgery.
Exercises and advice following the loss of your baby

Contains safe & effective exercises & advice to help your physical recovery following the loss of a baby.
Exercises following obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASI - third or fourth degree perineal tears)

Gives advice, including exercises, in order to help you heal well from perineal tears following childbirth
Expressing breast milk when you are separated from your baby

Explains how to express and how to build and safeguard your supply if breast feeding is delayed for any reason.
Expressing colostrum (first breast milk)

Information on learning to hand express your colostrum in pregnancy which is a great way to prepare for breast feeding.
Expressing milk - parents' guide

Help and advice on expressing milk for your baby.
Feeding and tongue tie (Ankyloglossia): Information for parents

Information on what happens if your baby needs a procedure known as a frenulotomy.
Feeding resources for mothers

Provides families with a resource list for feeding support after your discharge from hospital.
Feeding your premature baby after discharge

Now it is time for your baby to go home, we want to help you make sure that your baby continues to grow well.
Female genital mutilation (FGM)

Designed for women that have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) and provides information and support.
Fetal anomaly diagnosis: Useful information

We have written this leaflet to give you some useful contacts if you wish to obtain more information.
First trimester scans: NHS website link
Gastro oesophageal reflux (acid reflux) in babies

When the contents of the stomach are brought back up into the food pipe or into the mouth as regurgitation or vomiting
General anaesthetics on Delivery suite

For women who are having, or have had, a general anaesthetic on the Delivery Suite either planned or as an emergency.
Getting ready for birth

To provide help and advice in planning for the birth of your baby
Getting ready to leave Buscot Ward

Information for parents preparing to take their baby home from the neonatal ward.
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnancy and newborn babies: RCOG information

Information about group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection in babies in the first week after birth and about late-onset GBS
Having a baby after the age of 40

Providing information for mothers having a baby when over forty years of age.
Having a booked (elective) Caesarean birth

Information to answer queries and reduce any worries you may have and also explains the concept of enhanced recovery,
Having your baby

This leaflet provides information on what to do and where to go when you think labour has started. It
Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS)

Information for patients and carers who want to claim back costs for transport to hospital appointments
High body mass index (BMI): Why do I need to see an anaesthetist during my pregnancy?

This leaflet talks you through what body mass index (BMI) is and the risks you may face in pregnancy.
Hip clinic referral

The doctor or midwife will have discussed with you the need for your baby to be referred to the hip screening clinic.
Hip pain in pregnancy: Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS)

Provides advice, stretches & exercises aimed to help you manage & treat pain you experience around the outer hip area.
How do I work out when my baby is due and how does the due date affect my care?

We have changed the way due dates are calculated. This aims to explain how this will affect your care during pregnancy.
If your waters break before labour starts: Pre-labour rupture of membranes (PROM)

Information for women on what to do if their water breaks before labour starts which happens about 1 in 20 pregnancies.
Illness in newborns: NHS England leaflets

Maternity leaflets: Illness in newborns
Induction of labour

Explains what induction of labour is, why it may be needed, what the risks and benefits are and what to expect.
Infant feeding protocol: Parents guide

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust supports the rights of all parents to make an informed choice about infant feeding.
Infant hip dysplasia checklist

Information to make parents and carers aware of what signs to look out for to help identify infant hip dysplasia early
Information for mothers who are expecting a large for gestational age baby (LGA)

Information to help you understand more about the news you may be having a baby that is bigger than average
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP)

Also known as obstetric cholestasis (OC). This link provides information on the condition and how it is treated.
Intrauterine pregnancy of uncertain viability (IUPUV)

Aimed at helping you understand the diagnosis of an IUPUV and to answer any questions you may have.
Jaundice in newborn babies

This leaflet explains how jaundice can affect newborn babies and how it may be treated
Low PAPP-A result and extra scans

This is an invitation for growth scans later in your pregnancy as tests have found a low level of PAPP-A.
Low placenta at 20 week scan

You have been given this leaflet because you have been identified as having a low-lying placenta at your 20 week scan.
Low-dose aspirin (150mg) in pregnancy to prevent pre-eclampsia and intra-uterine growth restriction

This leaflet explains more about why we have asked you to take low-dose aspirin during your pregnancy.
Lung perfusion scan (Q scan) for pregnant women

A Nuclear Medicine test that looks at your lungs and how they are working
Maternity - Assisted vaginal births

Information on how you may be assisted to give birth vaginally if you or your baby need a little more help.
Maternity - Scar tissue mobilisation (for childbirth scars)

Information and advice about scar tissue mobilisation (massage) for childbirth scars (tears and episiotomy).
Maternity - Travel advice during pregnancy

Advice on air travel during pregnancy from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Maternity i-book

Instructions on how to download the Maternity I-Book
Maternity: Diabetes - Metformin use in pregnancy

For pregnant women with diabetes who have been started on Metformin tablets.
Maternity: MRSA in pregnancy

Link to NHS website for information on the effects of MRSA on women during their pregnancy.
Maternity: Blood Groups and Red Cell Antibodies in Pregnancy

Tests you will be offered to find out your blood group, and to see if you have any antibodies to red blood cells
Maternity: Breastfeeding support at West Berks Family Hubs

Face to face support for women in West Berkshire area who are having problems with breastfeeding .
Maternity: Carbon monoxide monitoring in pregnancy

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas which you can’t see or smell but which is dangerous to you and your baby.
Maternity: Coronavirus - information for parents of newborn babies

Link to Public Health England NHS advice for parents on newborn babies in relation to Coronavirus.
Maternity: Coronavirus - planning your birth

Link to Public Health England NHS advice on planning your birth in relation to Coronavirus
Maternity: Coronavirus and pregnancy (Arabic)

Summary of the risks of COVID-19 in pregnancy, the key advice to follow and what to do if you develop symptoms.
Maternity: Coronavirus and pregnancy (English)

Summary of the risks of COVID-19 in pregnancy, the key advice to follow and what to do if you develop symptoms.
Maternity: Coronavirus and pregnancy (Nepali)

Summary of the risks of COVID-19 in pregnancy, the key advice to follow and what to do if you develop symptoms.
Maternity: Coronavirus and pregnancy (Polish)

Summary of the risks of COVID-19 in pregnancy, the key advice to follow and what to do if you develop symptoms.
Maternity: Coronavirus and pregnancy (Romanian)

Summary of the risks of COVID-19 in pregnancy, the key advice to follow and what to do if you develop symptoms.
Maternity: Coronavirus and pregnancy (Urdu)

Summary of the risks of COVID-19 in pregnancy, the key advice to follow and what to do if you develop symptoms.
Maternity: Coronavirus testing for women and their support person (Arabic)

Advice on testing you and your support person for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Maternity: Coronavirus testing for women and their support person (English)

Advice on testing you and your support person for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Maternity: Coronavirus testing for women and their support person (Nepali)

Advice on testing you and your support person for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Maternity: Coronavirus testing for women and their support person (Polish)

Advice on testing you and your support person for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Maternity: Coronavirus testing for women and their support person (Romanian)

Advice on testing you and your support person for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Maternity: Coronavirus testing for women and their support person (Urdu)

Advice on testing you and your support person for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Maternity: D negative mothers' blood test

Information for expectant mothers whose blood group is D negative.
Maternity: Diabetes - Oral glucose tolerance test

For women who have been identified as being at risk from gestational diabetes during their pregnancy.
Maternity: Diabetes - self administration of insulin injections

The following checklist will act as a reminder about what you have been told and help you give your insulin safely.
Maternity: Diabetes and pregnancy planning

If you have diabetes, and you are thinking about having a baby soon or in the future, then this information is for you.
Maternity: Diabetes in pregnancy care (Type 1 and Type 2)

Information for you if you have been identified as being at risk from Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes during your pregnancy.
Maternity: Diabetic retinopathy and normal vaginal delivery

This is a statement from the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust’s Department of Ophthalmology.
Maternity: Flu vaccinations in pregnancy

Link to GOV.UK website for advice on the current vaccination scheme.
Maternity: Gestational diabetes

Link to Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists most recently published information on gestational diabetes.
Maternity: Keep alcohol away from children

Be responsible for keeping alcohol out of sight and out of reach of children
Maternity: Keep injecting equipment away from children

You have a responsibility to ensure that children, are not affected by the unsafe disposal of your injecting equipment.
Maternity: Keep methadone away from children

If your child swallows methadone, other medication, drugs or alcohol they could be seriously harmed or die.
Maternity: Preparing for and managing pregnancy after bariatric surgery

Advice on planning a pregnancy and managing after bariatric surgery from the Trust's dieticians.
Maternity: Protecting your baby from low blood sugar

Information to help you in preventing your baby developing hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar).
Maternity: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists information leaflets

Link to the RCOG website for more information on pregnancy and birth related topics.
Maternity: Safer sleep information

Provides useful information on reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), commonly known as cot death.
Maternity: Screening tests for your and your baby (PHE)

Link to GOV.UK website for information on the national screening tests provided for your and your baby.
Maternity: Visiting charter

What to expect when supporting a woman during induction of labour, labour, elective (planned) Caesarean birth.
Maternity: Welcome to Transitional Care

Information for women who have been admitted to the Transitional care unit because their baby needs additional support.
Maternity: What to do during the birth process

Advice on what to expect and things you can do to help during the different stages of the birthing process.
Maternity: Will I need a blood transfusion?
Medical managment (treatment) of first trimester miscarriage

This leaflet is to answer some of the questions you may have about medical management of miscarriage.
Meralgia paraesthetica in pregnancy

Gives information, advice and exercises if experiencing pain or numbness on the outside of your thigh during pregnancy.
Mid to late pregnancy loss on the Delivery suite

The purpose of this leaflet is to guide you through the initial arrangements for being admitted to deliver your baby.
Midwifery services in West Berkshire

Information on the three teams of dedicated community midwives and maternity support workers for West Berkshire area.
Miscarriage in the first trimester

To answer the most frequently asked questions following a first trimester miscarriage (up to 13 weeks of a pregnancy).
Monitoring baby's heartbeat during labour

It explains why it is necessary to monitor your baby’s heartbeat in labour and what methods can be used.
Myopia and normal vaginal delivery

Statement from the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust’s Department of Ophthalmology explaining current UK practice.
Newborn hearing screening on Buscot ward

Information on Newborn Hearing Screening for parents whose baby/babies have been admitted to the special care baby unit.
Newborn Hearing Screening Programme: Important information

Overview of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme and how it is carried out at Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Newborn Hearing Screening Programme: Information for parents

You have been given the information about the Newborn Hearing Screen and understand what it involves.
NHS Care: What choices do I have in maternity and gynaecology?

This leaflet explains your choices in requesting and receiving care from our Maternity and Gynaecology services.
Nuclear medicine tests: Breast feeding advice

This leaflet gives important advice for breastfeeding mothers having a Nuclear Medicine test.
Obstetric Anaesthetists Association - translations on pregnancy issues

Website providing translations of anaesthetic issues in pregnancy, labour and birth
Ondanestron use in pregnancy

Outlines the risks and benefits of using Ondanestron in pregnancy for nausea and vomiting.
Options for place of birth: making a choice once you're in labour

For women who have previously had a vaginal birth and who have been assessed at home as being suitable for a home birth.
Overactive bladder training

Advice and exercises for overactive bladder (sudden, intense and often frequent desire to pass urine)
Overactive thyroid in pregnancy

For pregnant women who have experienced or are experiencing thyroid problems during their pregnancy.
Pain relief after birth

Advice on suitable pain relief to use following the birth of your baby.
Pain relief in labour

To give you some basic information about the various methods of pain relief available to help you cope with your labour.
Pelvic floor muscle exercises: Maternity & Gynaecology

Outlines exercises you can do to help your symptoms of urinary urgency, urge incontinence or frequency.
Perineal clinic: Your visit

This leaflet explains what an anal sphincter tear is and what to expect during the clinic consultation.
Perineal tears prevention

This leaflet has been produced to help you prepare your perineum and pelvic floor muscles for the birth of your baby.
Personal information: How we use it

Why and how the NHS collects information about you.
Placenta praevia, placenta accreta and vasa praevia: RCOG information

Explanation of placenta praevia and/or placenta accreta from Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists website.
Positional talipes (TCV) exercise information

For parents whose baby is diagnosed with TCV. Provides information on exercises to help correct this condition
Positional talipes (TEV) exercise information

For parents where baby is diagnosed with TEV. Provides information on exercises to help correct this condition.
Positive pregnancy test

Information on your options and what to do next when you discover your are pregnant.
Possible effects of offering formula milk to a breast feeding baby

Information about effective feeding methods for your baby and aims to help you make and informed decision which to use.
Postnatal care: Where and when

Provides information about your care after birth (postnatal), if you have any further questions, please ask your midwife
Post-partum (after birth) hysterectomy

Explains what happens when a woman needs a post-partum hysterectomy following complications during giving birth.
Pregnancy after multiple previous Caesarean births

Information is to inform you of concerns that may arise if you have previously had one or more Caesarean births.
Pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain (PGP)

This explains what PGP is and outlines exercises you can do to manage your symptoms and to reduce the problem
Pregnancy, birth and postnatal information for women with epilepsy

For pregnant women with epilepsy. It explains what complications may occur and how your pregnancy will be monitored.
Premature pre-labour rupture of membranes (PPROM)

Very infrequently, a woman’s waters break many weeks before her baby is due; it happens in about 1 in 50 pregnancies.
Pre-term birth clinic

Specialist clinic which monitors and treats women who are at higher risk of spontaneous early pre-term (premature) birth
Previous minor postpartum haemorrhage

This information is for you if you had a blood loss of between 500-1000mls with a previous birth
Previous third degree tear

This information is for you if you sustained a third degree tear in a previous pregnancy.
Progressing your exercises after birth

Exercises that you may want to do following the birth of baby
Prolonged pregnancy management

Defined as a pregnancy that continues beyond 42+1 weeks. To provide information on what happens if you reach this stage.
Pulse oximetry screening - Information for parents

Your newborn baby will undergo a routine pulse oximetry test, usually within the first 12 hours after birth.
Rainbow care clinic

Explains the concept of Rainbow Care and how the team looking after you will support you through pregnancy and delivery.
Rainbow clinic study: Participation info sheet

To explain the Tommy’s National Rainbow Clinic Study which is being undertaken at sites throughout the UK.
Raised blood pressure in pregnancy: Gestational hypertension

For women who have high blood pressure brought on by their pregnancy, known as ‘gestational hypertension’
Raised blood pressure in pregnancy: Postnatal advice

This leaflet is for women who have had high blood pressure in pregnancy,
Raised blood pressure in pregnancy: Pre-eclampsia

For women who have developed high blood pressure and protein in the urine while they are pregnant.
Recurrent miscarriage

Information for women and couples who have had three or more miscarriages.
Relaxing your pelvic floor muscles

Information, advice and exercises to help you contract and relax your pelvic floor muscles.
Remifentanil: Patient controlled analgesia (PCA)

This is for pregnant women who are unable to have an epidural due to medical reasons but require additional pain relief.
Removing metal jewellery and acrylic nails

You will be asked to remove metal jewellery and acrylic nails in case you are taken into theatre in an emergency.
Requesting a same sex health care professional

The Trust's guidance on requests for a clinician of a specific gender
Retained placenta: Manual removal

This leaflet is for mothers with a retained placenta after giving birth.
Retained placenta: Previous manual removal

This leaflet outlines the likelihood of this happening again and how the risk is managed in subsequent deliveries.
Returning to fitness after birth

Designed for all women, whether you have given birth vaginally or by caesarean section
Returning to running after childbirth

Provides information, advice and exercises for women wishing to return to running after having a baby
Rib pain in pregnancy

Information, advice and exercises if you are experiencing rib pain during your pregnancy
Round ligament pain in pregnancy

Provides information to help manage and treat round ligament pain
Safety measures for elective Caesarean birth

It is important we ensure your elective Caesarean happens safely for you, your family and for the staff caring for you.
Sensitive management of pregnancy tissue

To help you to understand what happens to the pregnancy tissue once it has been passed or removed from your body.
Separation of the abdominal muscles (diastasis/divarification)

Explains what diastasis/divarification is and outlines exercises you can do to manage symptoms and reduce the problem.
Sepsis

Symptoms of sepsis (blood poisoning) and how sepsis is treated
Shoulder dystocia

Shoulder dystocia is when your baby’s head has been born but one of their shoulders becomes stuck behind your pubic bone
Shoulder dystocia: RCOG information

Explanation of shoulder dystocia from Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists website.
Simple guide to post-mortem on babies and children

A brief explanation why the doctors or midwives may ask your permission for a post-mortem examination to be carried out.
Skin to skin contact

Information on early skin-to-skin contact, explaining why it is so beneficial, and how to do it safely.
Skincare advice for newborn babies

This leaflet is to provide general and practical advice on caring for your newborn baby’s skin.
Stem cell harvesting within RBFT

Explains what is involved and the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust position with regards to this procedure.
Sterilisation at time of Caesarean birth

For women considering a permanent method of family planning/birth control.
Taking photos or videos when your baby is born

For women and their birthing partners who wish to take images of the birth of their baby/babies.
Tears and stitches after birth

Provides information to women on the procedure for treating perineal tears following the birth of their baby.
TENS machine: Use in labour

Information to support your use of a TENS machine during early or established labour.
The Day Assessment Unit

This leaflet explains the aims and purpose of the Day Assessment Unit
Treatment for heavy bleeding after birth: Bakri balloon

The use of a Bakri balloon is one of the treatment options available to control bleeding from the uterus following birth
Treatment for heavy bleeding after birth: Uterine artery embolisation

Used as a treatment to stop heavy bleeding following labour (obstetric haemorrhage).
Twin pregnancy: Care schedule

Information intended to outline the schedule of scans, treatments and appointments if you are expecting twins.
Twins and giving birth: What you need to know

We would like to give you some information in early labour to help you make informed decisions.
Unassisted births - Maternity information

'Free birth' - means deciding to give birth at home or somewhere else without the help of a healthcare professional.
Urinary problems immediately after childbirth

Provides information, advice & exercises if you have been experiencing urinary (peeing) problems since having your baby.
Useful contact numbers for parents to be and new parents

This leaflet is for pregnant women, partners and new parents, to access for support during or after pregnancy.
Useful resources during your pregnancy

Congratulations on your pregnancy! Find a list of useful resources to help you develop a relationship with your baby
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pregnancy or after birth

This leaflet is for women who are considering having a baby, are already pregnant or have just had a baby.
Vitamin D for mothers and mums to be

This leaflet is for all pregnant and breastfeeding mothers
Vitamin K

Information on the possible complications when low Vitamin K levels have been detected in a newborn baby.
Water use for labour and birth (water births): What you need to know

This card will have been given to you by your midwife because you have requested to use the birthing pool/bath.
Weight loss in newborn babies

Explains why some babies need further assessment and a feeding plan.
Welcome to Level 4 Maternity Unit

To help you make the most of our service so that these early days of parenting are as smooth a transition as possible.
Welcome to Level 4 Maternity Unit - Chinese

To help you make the most of our service so that these early days of parenting are as smooth a transition as possible.
Welcome to Level 4 Maternity Unit - Nepali

To help you make the most of our service so that these early days of parenting are as smooth a transition as possible.
Welcome to Level 4 Maternity Unit - Portuguese

To help you make the most of our service so that these early days of parenting are as smooth a transition as possible.
Welcome to Level 4 Maternity Unit - Romanian

To help you make the most of our service so that these early days of parenting are as smooth a transition as possible.
Welcome to Level 4 Maternity Unit - Urdu

To help you make the most of our service so that these early days of parenting are as smooth a transition as possible.
What happens next?

Information for parents after the death or stillbirth of a baby.
What happens on the day of your elective Caesarean birth

Instructions necessary for you to prepare for your elective (planned) Caesarean and explains what will happen on the day
What to get ready for your birth experience

A list of useful items created by Reading Maternity Voices (MVP) with input from parents
Will I need a blood transfusion during pregnancy or birth?

This leaflet explains why a blood transfusion may be necessary during pregnancy and birth.
Your baby's movements: Kicks Count

External link to information on baby's movements during pregnancy. Please read as it is important for you and your baby
Your maternity ultrasound scan

As part of your antenatal scan care we offer to scan your baby. This provides information about your scan

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