A guide to starting insulin for women with gestational diabetes
Starting insulin for women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) How does insulin work? Your body uses insulin to carry the glucose (sugars) in the food you have eaten around...
Archive: Maternity (Obstetrics)
Early pregnancy scan
Q. How is Ultrasound used? A. Ultrasound is the use of high frequency sound waves to produce an image. Q. How safe is Ultrasound? A. Diagnostic Ultrasound has been...
Anomaly Scan Information
Q. How is Ultrasound used? A. Ultrasound is the use of high frequency sound waves to produce an image. Q. How safe is Ultrasound? A. Diagnostic Ultrasound has been...
Back and Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnancy Advice and Exercise
About 1 in 5 pregnant women are affected by pelvic girdle pain to some degree. It is common but not normal or to be expected during pregnancy. It is...
Diabetes in pregnancy
Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (glucose) that develops during pregnancy and usually disappears after giving birth. It can happen at any stage of pregnancy, but is more common in...
Home birth at MKUH
This information leaflet has been produced to provide information about the Milton Keynes University Home Birth Team. Who can have a home birth? If risk factors have been identified...
Professional Midwifery Advocates
As Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMA) we believe that you and your family deserve the best possible care that maternity services can offer. By listening to you and supporting the...
Maternity leaflets and guidelines
COVID-19 Information NHS England: Coronavirus – parent information for newborn babies ► Information Leaflets Advice and exercises following an OASI 3rd/4th degree tear Advice and exercises following Caesarean Section...