This leaflet outlines instructions necessary for you to prepare for your elective (planned) Caesarean birth and explains what will happen on the day. There is more information in our leaflet ‘Having an elective (planned) Caesarean birth’, which can be found on the Trust website. It is very important that you follow this advice in order to keep you, your birthing partner and the staff caring for you safe.
What happens to samples of blood, cells and tissue that may be taken during operations and procedures.
Information for parents and carers of babies who need an exchange blood transfusion on Buscot Ward
Information for those considering using a PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) tube to assist in feeding.
Explains what a squint is, how it affects vision and what the treatment or management options are
Information on what will happen when you enter our service and what you as a couple can do to optimise your chances of getting pregnant.
What to expect when you stay on the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) – also known as ‘Recovery’
Information for relatives, friends and carers about some of the typical features of the process of dying
This list was created by Royal Berkshire Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP) with input from parents who have given birth at the RBH maternity unit.
Advice for parents/carers of children who have been assessed in the Children’s Accident and Emergency Department or admitted to the paediatric ward with a wheeze
Explains the options and factors you will need to consider in order to decide the right choice of operation for you
Aims to answer some of the questions you may have about your (or your relative’s) stay on Whitley Ward
For parents and carers of children with whooping cough - explains what the condition is, how it will affect your child and how the infection is treated
Outlines the referral into the urgent two week suspected cancer pathway
You have attended the Maternity Ultrasound today for a routine scan. This might have been a dating, a ‘combined screening’, 20 week ‘anomaly’ or a growth scan. The sonographer (ultrasound technician) has either not been able to check all the details required to be seen or has identified that there ‘may’ be a possibility of an abnormality with the pregnancy, for which we offer a scan review by a specialist fetal medicine doctor.
Information for patients who have had plastic and reconstructive surgery
Explains operation to remove a lump in the breast with some surrounding healthy breast tissue
Information from the National Blood Transfusion service about receiving a blood transfusion.
Explains what happens during a wire-guided excision biopsy of an abnormality identified on your mammogram or ultrasound scan
Information about an investigation of your small bowel using wireless capsule endoscopy
