Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD)
Explains what PVD is and how it may affect your retina
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Patient Information Leaflets
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Postnatal care: When and where?
This leaflet provides you with information about your postnatal care (care after birth).
Read morePostnatal discharge pack
This pack contains useful information to help you after you have been discharged from the postnatal ward including contact numbers and advice on feeding your baby.
Read morePostural hypotension (low blood pressure)
Provides advice and management strategies for patients who have been diagnosed with postural hypotension
Read morePotassium and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Information for CKH patients to help choose foods that are lower in potassium
Read morePotassium table - foods high and low in potassium
List of foods that are high and low in potassium
Read morePractical advice for going home (with care support)
Advice on preparing your home for your discharge from hospital with care support
Read morePre-Chemotherapy Assessment Clinic (Royal Berkshire Hospital)
Explains what happens when you have been referred for chemotherapy at the RBH
Read morePre-labour rupture of membranes (PRoM)
This information is for you if your waters have broken, you are 37 or more weeks pregnant, and your labour has not yet started. Labour is when you are having regular contractions that are softening and opening your cervix, and moving your baby down into your birth canal.
Read morePre-term birth: Information for parents of babies born early around 22 to 24 weeks gestation
Link takes you to Neonatal Network South East website for information if your baby has been born between 22 and 24 weeks gestation, known as pre-term birth (PTB).
Read morePregnancy after bariatric surgery: Preparing for and managing
Although for most women, pregnancy after weight loss surgery can be much safer and easier than before, there are some special considerations to bear in mind. This leaflet provides information about planning pregnancy and during pregnancy.
Read morePregnancy after loss and our Rainbow Care service
This leaflet includes key health information relevant to care in pregnancies after loss and also explains how the Rainbow Care service will support you through your new pregnancy and planning for the birth of your baby/babies.
Read morePregnancy after multiple previous caesarean births
This information is to inform you of concerns that may arise if you have previously had one or more Caesarean births.
Read morePregnancy of unknown location (PUL)
You have been diagnosed with of a condition called ‘pregnancy of unknown location’ (PUL). This information leaflet will help you to understand what this means and what happens next.
Read morePregnancy related pelvic girdle pain (PGP): Physio advice
This leaflet explains what pelvic girdle pain (PGP) is and outlines exercises you can do to manage your symptoms and to reduce the problem.
Read morePregnancy related symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD): Physio advice
This leaflet explains what pubic dysfunction is and outlines exercises you can do to manage your symptoms and to reduce the problem.
Read morePregnancy sickness (nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum)
This information is for you if you want to know more about nausea and vomiting of pregnancy or about hyperemesis gravidarum, which is the most severe form of the condition.
Read morePregnancy status check of females of childbearing age before a radiology procedure
Why you may be asked about your pregnancy status when you require an X-ray examination at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust X-ray (Radiology) Department
Read morePregnant? Do you have issues with drug and alcohol abuse?
No woman wishes to harm her baby. If drugs or alcohol have become a part of your life, or if you are still in treatment for a previous problem, we can help you plan a safer pregnancy for you and your baby.
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