Baby due date and how it affects my care
At the RBH we calculate due dates by using the crown rump length (CRL). This leaflet aims to explain how this will affect your care during pregnancy.
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Early termination of pregnancy: BPAS information
This leaflet will provide you with useful numbers both for British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) and different support groups that are available to you during this difficult time.
Read moreHepatitis B: screening care in pregnancy and protecting your baby
Information on hepatitis B infection, screening and care in pregnancy and the vaccine which protects babies born to women with hepatitis B. Translations of the information are also available on this link, scroll down the page to find the translation you require
Read moreInformation for parents of babies born at around 25 weeks gestation
Information from the regional network for parents of babies born around 25 weeks gestation.
Read moreInformation for parents of babies born early around 22 to 24 weeks
Information from the regional network for parents of babies born between 22 to 24 weeks gestation.
Read moreNuchal translucency (NT) 3.5mm or over
We have given you this leaflet because your baby’s nuchal translucency (NT) is 3.5 millimetres (mm) or more. We hope that this leaflet will answer some of your questions. We will offer you an appointment with a specialist doctor or midwife to discuss what this NT measurement might mean for your baby.
Read moreOxford Fetal Medicine Unit - referral information
Information on how to get to Oxford Fetal Medicine Unit once you have been contacted by the OUH Fetal Medicine Midwife Team.
Read morePlacenta accreta spectrum (PAS)
You will have been given this leaflet because you have been diagnosed with placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) during your pregnancy.
Read morePlacenta praevia
You will have been given this leaflet because you have been diagnosed with placenta praevia during your pregnancy.
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 morePreterm birth clinic
This leaflet explains what happens at our specialist clinic, which monitors and treats those at a higher risk of spontaneous late miscarriage early preterm (premature) birth.
Read morePreterm birth: Information for parents of babies born early around 25 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 moreThreatened preterm labour - what are the signs?
‘Threatened preterm labour’ is the term used for when you experience symptoms, such as contractions, before your expected due date, which may lead to your baby being born prematurely (early). This leaflet will explain what preterm labour is, how to recognise symptoms and what you can do during pregnancy to reduce the likelihood of preterm labour happening.
Read moreTwins and multiple pregnancy
Multiple pregnancy is when you are carrying two or more babies in your womb. This leaflet is for parents and carers and explains the different types of twin pregnancies.
Read moreVasa praevia
You have been given this leaflet as you have been diagnosed with vasa praevia during your pregnancy.
Read moreWhy have I been referred for a fetal medicine scan?
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.
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