Introduction to You and Your Birth Companions This leaflet has been produced to give you general information about your stay on Rowan Ward. Most of your questions should be answered by this leaflet. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and your midwife, but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you … Read More
Information for Women Going Home with Pre-Labour Rupture of Membranes at Term (PROM)
Introduction This leaflet has been produced to give you general information about your procedure. Most of your questions should be answered by this leaflet. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and your doctor or midwife but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you have any concerns or require further explanation, … Read More
Where Should I Have My Baby?
Introduction The information in this leaflet is evidence-based, and sourced from NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence). NICE has used results from a number of studies to make recommendations about planning place of birth. This includes information from a large well-conducted study in England (the Birthplace study, 2011) that recorded birth outcomes for more than 64,000 mothers and babies – … Read More
Just found out you are pregnant? Advice and information on what to do next
Introduction This leaflet has been produced to give you general information about what to do next after finding out you are pregnant. Most of your questions should be answered by this leaflet. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and your midwife or doctor, but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it … Read More
Glucose Tolerance Test in Pregnancy
Introduction This leaflet has been produced to give you general information about your procedure. Most of your questions should be answered by this leaflet. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and your midwife and doctor, but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you have any concerns or require further explanation, … Read More
Antenatal Prophylaxis with Anti-D
Introduction This leaflet has been produced to give you information about Antenatal prophylaxis with anti-D. Most of your questions should be answered by this leaflet. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and your doctor but may act as a starting point for such a discussion. If after reading it you have any concerns or require further … Read More
Vitamin K (Konakion MM) For Babies – Information For Parents
Introduction This leaflet has been produced to give you general information about your baby’s treatment. Most of your questions should be answered by this leaflet. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and your midwife or doctor but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you have any concerns or require further … Read More
Medical Management of Miscarriage – Information for Women
Introduction We are very sorry you have suffered a miscarriage and appreciate this is a distressing time. If you have decided to have medical management to complete your miscarriage, we will explain the procedure to you and what to expect afterwards. Please read this information carefully. You will also be given further information on miscarriage from the staff looking after … Read More
Surgical Termination of Pregnancy (Local and General Anaesthetic)
Introduction The Pregnancy Advisory service is a confidential service and any information disclosed during your visit will not be shared unnecessarily (please see the back page of this leaflet for further information). Although this document refers to the term woman/women, it is applicable to anyone that can become pregnant regardless of whether you identify as a woman or not. This … Read More