Archive: Maternity

This leaflet is to provide women and their partners with information about the use of water during labour as a form of pain relief. The maternity unit at Milton...

Postnatal Care While in hospital the Midwives will carry out postnatal checks on you and your baby. They will offer and organise the newborn examination (within 72 hours of...

HIV Infection and Pregnancy HIV testing is routinely offered with other bloods tests to all pregnant women when they attend for antenatal care. You may have been given this...

1. Instructions for Use Information for Patients GDm-Health is an app available for both iOS (Apple) and Android (Google) operating systems. It can be downloaded for free from the...

This leaflet provides information on how to care for your wound following a caesarean section operation to deliver your baby. What can I expect after my operation? A Caesarean...

What is an outpatient cervical ripening induction of labour? An outpatient induction allows you to return home once the induction of labour process has been started in hospital to...

This Leaflet: • Gives information to help you make choices about induction of labour. • Provides information on the main reasons for induction of labour. • Provides information on...

This leaflet is for pregnant women with hypertension (high blood pressure) who are suitable for blood pressure (BP) monitoring at home and will explain why we need to monitor...

This is a summary of the Newborn Feeding Policy and outlines the standards of care you may expect from any member of staff. Exclusive Breastfeeding is Important It is...

This leaflet has been produced to give you general information about your perineal tear. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and your midwife or doctor....