Useful resources during pregnancy
Congratulations on your pregnancy! This information is a list of useful resources to help you develop a relationship with your baby and learn more about feeding and safe sleeping.
Congratulations on your pregnancy! This information is a list of useful resources to help you develop a relationship with your baby and learn more about feeding and safe sleeping.
This information is about a procedure called uterine artery embolisation (UAE), which can be used to treat ongoing excessive bleeding from the uterus (womb) following birth. This leaflet may be given to you before or after the procedure to give you a better understanding of what has been done and why.
This leaflet provides information to help you decide on whether a vaginal pessary is a good treatment option for your vaginal prolapse.
You have been given this leaflet as you have been diagnosed with vasa praevia during your pregnancy.
This leaflet is for anyone who is considering having a baby, is already pregnant or have just had a baby and are at risk of venous thromboembolism. It explains what complications may occur and how your pregnancy will be monitored because of the increased risks.
This leaflet explains why Vitamin D is recommended to anyone who is pregnant and/or breastfeeding.
This leaflet outlines information on the possible complications when low Vitamin K levels have been detected in a newborn baby.
This card will have been given to you by your midwife because you have requested to use the birthing pool/bath, or the midwife has recommended this for you. Please take a few minutes to read this information and if you have any further questions please ask.
This leaflet explains why some babies may gain weight slower than others, and also explains how we will support you at this time.
The Induction of Labour (IOL) Suite is located within Marsh Ward on Level 4 of the maternity block. This explains what facilities are available and what to expect.
This leaflet gives you key information about the routines, facilities and help available to you during your stay with us on the Maternity Wards.
Information on what happens following a neonatal death and how we can help support you.
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.
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.
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 from the NHS Blood & Transport Services about receiving a blood transfusion.
As part of your antenatal scan care we are offering to scan your baby, if you have any questions please call us on 0118 322 7279.
You have been given this information because you have been referred to the Perineal Clinic. This leaflet explains what an anal sphincter tear is and what to expect during the clinic consultation.