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A

• A guide to finger-feeding (PDF, 67KB)
• A third- or fourth-degree tear during childbirth (PDF, 273KB)
• After your 'waters break' - What are the options? (PDF, 87KB)
• Anaesthetic information for after childbirth (PDF, 61KB)
• Anaesthetist: Why do I need to see an anaesthetist during my pregnancy? (PDF, 39KB)
• Anomaly scan: the mid-pregnancy anomaly scan (PDF, 41KB)
• Antenatal perineal massage (PDF, 41KB)
• Assessment of baby's growth and placenta (PDF, 54KB)
• Asthma and Pregnancy (PDF, 86KB)

B

• Birth after caesarean - choices for birth (PDF, 46KB)
• Birthplace Choices in Oxfordshire (PDF, 119KB)
• BMI: Pregnancy and body mass index (BMI): Information for women with a BMI of 30 or more (PDF, 55KB)
• Breech Presentation (PDF, 165KB)

C

• Caesarean Birth (PDF, 99KB)
• Care of the perineum after the birth of your baby (PDF, 40KB)
• Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) or Amniocentesis Prenatal Diagnostic Tests and Aftercare (PDF, 297KB)
• Chromosome and genetic testing in pregnancy (PDF, 98KB)
• Clot Prevention: information for women taking LMWH (Low Molecular Weight Heparin) (PDF, 182KB)
• Collecting colostrum while pregnant (PDF, 58KB)
• Could you Become a Breastmilk Donor? (PDF, 194KB)

D

• Down's Syndrome: Testing for Down's, Edward's and Patau's Syndromes in Pregnancy (PDF, 41KB)

E

• Echogenic bowel on ultrasound scan (PDF, 31KB)

F

• Florence Park Midwives (PDF, 74KB)

G

• Gestational diabetes (PDF, 49KB)
• Gestational diabetes - dietary advice for managing blood glucose levels (PDF, 54KB)
• Gestational diabetes - postnatal information leaflet (PDF, 37KB)
• Glucose tolerance testing in pregnancy (PDF, 40KB)
• Growing your baby's brain (PDF, 196KB)

H

• Having a cervical scan (PDF, 35KB)
• Horton Midwifery-Led Unit (PDF, 56KB)
• Hyperemesis Gravidarum Advice for Women in Early Pregnancy (PDF, 62KB)
• Hypothyroidism and Pregnancy - Information for parents-to-be (PDF, 40KB)

I

• I am anxious about giving birth and want to know more about a caesarean section (PDF, 47KB)
• Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in pregnancy (PDF, 70KB)
• Information about Pregnancy for Haemophilia Carriers (PDF, 86KB)
• Information for Women with a Problem in Early Pregnancy (PDF, 46KB)
• Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (itching liver disorder) (PDF, 88KB)
• Intravenous Iron Therapy (PDF, 43KB)
• Iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy (PDF, 50KB)

M

• Massage: Antenatal perineal massage (PDF, 41KB)
• Maternity: Growth Scan (PDF, 39KB)
• Measurement <5th Centile (PDF, 54KB)
• Medication for mental health and the care of your newborn baby (PDF, 41KB)
• Migraine in pregnancy (PDF, 40KB)
• Multiple Pregnancy (PDF, 54KB)

N

• Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (PDF, 39KB)

O

• Observation Area (PDF, 41KB)
• Options when Combined Test cannot be offered - Information for parents-to-be (PDF, 35KB)

P

• Perineal: Antenatal perineal massage (PDF, 41KB)
• Physical activity and gestational diabetes (PDF, 156KB)
• Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy (PDF, 121KB)
• Postnatal Contraception (PDF, 90KB)
• Pregnancy and body mass index (BMI) (PDF, 55KB)
• Pregnancy and type 1 diabetes mellitus (PDF, 46KB)
• Pregnancy and type 2 Diabetes (PDF, 53KB)

Q

• Quadruple Blood Test: The Quadruple Blood Test (PDF, 36KB)

R

• Recti Diastasis (PDF, 203KB)
• Reducing the chance of pre-eclampsia (PDF, 47KB)
• Referral to Oxford Fetal Medicine Unit (PDF, 54KB)

S

• Spires Birthing Centre (PDF, 363KB)
• Starting metformin in pregnancy (PDF, 36KB)
• Sterile Water Injections for back pain relief in labour (PDF, 47KB)
• Supporting your partner overnight - information for birthing partners and companions (PDF, 81KB)

T

• Tear: A third or fourth-degree tear during childbirth (PDF, 273KB)
• Termination of pregnancy from 20 weeks gestation (PDF, 54KB)
• Testing for blood clots during or after pregnancy (PDF, 47KB)
• The 18+0 to 20+6 fetal anomaly scan during COVID-19 period (PDF, 39KB)
• The Arabin Pessary (PDF, 268KB)
• The induction of labour journey: Your options (PDF, 462KB)
• The mid-pregnancy anomaly scan (PDF, 41KB)
• The Quadruple Blood Test - Information for parents-to-be (PDF, 36KB)
• The Rainbow Clinic (PDF, 212KB)
• Threatened Preterm Labour (PDF, 226KB)
• Transitional Care Unit (PDF, 336KB)
• Twin pregnancies: Dichorionic diamniotic twins (PDF, 42KB)
• Twins and Multiples: Monochorionic twins and higher order multiple pregnancies - Information for parents-to-be (PDF, 48KB)

U

• Uterine artery Doppler ultrasound measurement (PDF, 33KB)

V

• Vitamin D (PDF, 34KB)
• Vitamin K for newborn babies (PDF, 43KB)

W

• Wallingford Maternity and Birthing Centre (PDF, 384KB)
• Welcome to Level 5 - information for parents with babies staying on the Neonatal (newborn) Unit (PDF, 58KB)
• What is an 'infection screen'? (PDF, 21KB)
• When a scan shows a nuchal translucency (NT) measurement of 3.5 millimetres or more (PDF, 35KB)

Y

• Your contraceptive choices after delivery: Intra-uterine (Hormonal) System at Caesarean section / Intra-uterine 'Copper Coil' at Caesarean section (PDF, 127KB)
• Your contraceptive choices after delivery: the 'Desogestrel' pill / The Depo Injection (PDF, 178KB)

Websites

Your pregnancy and baby guide - NHS website

NCT HealthUnlocked