Maternity Services leaflets

Maternity Services and related information leaflets. For information about the service, see our Maternity Service page.

Title	Date published
Advice following a 3rd – 4th degree perineal tear (, 244KB)	30 Apr 2026
Aspirin in Pregnancy and Pre-Eclampsia (, 299KB)	12 Nov 2018
Caesarean Section Post Operative Information for families (, 222KB)	30 Apr 2026
Community Birth: At home or the Whitelake Midwifery Led Unit (, 146KB)	31 Jan 2020
Coping in labour - Positions for labour and birth (, 350KB)	24 May 2019
Coping with a crying baby - the power to protect (, 409KB)	22 Mar 2018
Dichorionic Twin Pregnancy (, 99KB)	5 May 2016
Drug and Alcohol use in Pregnancy (, 192KB)	12 Dec 2025
Elective Caesarean Section (, 67KB)	27 May 2021
Extremely Preterm Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes (ePPRoM) before 24 weeks’ gestation (, 556KB)	9 Aug 2024
Fetal movements - Feeling your baby move is a sign that they are well (, 420KB)	10 Mar 2020
Following your amniocentesis / chorionic villi sampling (CVS) (, 107KB)	6 May 2025
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Self-Administration of Pain Relief Drug Chart (Maternity Services) (, 159KB)	10 Jan 2025
Gestational Diabetes: A Guide to Insulin in Pregnancy (, 156KB)	8 Nov 2024
Hyperemesis Gravidarum (Pregnancy Sickness) (, 159KB)	9 Jul 2026
Induction of Labour (, 507KB)	2 Aug 2024
Information for Women Receiving Methotrexate (, 103KB)	23 Jul 2018
Local Induction of Labour (, 65KB)	1 Feb 2016
Monochorionic Twin Pregnancy (, 121KB)	5 May 2016
Outpatient induction of labour (, 285KB)	27 May 2018
Pain Relief After Birth and While Breastfeeding (, 107KB)	28 May 2022
PAPP-A (Pregnancy associated plasma protein - A) (, 196KB)	20 Apr 2018
Poor Neonatal Adaptation Syndrome (, 143KB)	9 Jul 2026
Recovery advice post a Caesarean Section (, 249KB)	2 Aug 2024
Recovery advice post a Vaginal Delivery (, 257KB)	2 Aug 2024
Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic (, 36KB)	10 Jun 2022
Safety of Antidepressants (SSRIs and SNRIs) in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (, 138KB)	26 Aug 2025
Self-administration of Medication in Hospital After Childbirth (SAM) (, 213KB)	9 Jul 2026
Short Femur (, 169KB)	30 Apr 2026
Smoking and Pregnancy: The Risks (, 58KB)	1 Apr 2022
Supplementing a Breast Fed baby (, 194KB)	2 Aug 2024
Ultrasound videoing and image policy (, 163KB)	21 May 2015

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Other information leaflets

Leaflets listed below are from external providers, which you may find useful. Where possible, we have linked directly to the page. However you may need to check the page for the link to the leaflet we have listed.

Title	Provider
Anaemia and pregnancy	Tommy's
Babies cry, you can cope	ICON
Being overweight in pregnancy and after birth	RCOG
Carbon monoxide testing in pregnancy	Tommy's
Diabetes and Breastfeeding	La Leche League GB
Have a healthy diet in pregnancy	The NHS website
Pain relief and anaesthesia choices during labour	LabourPains
Pregnancy: how to help protect you and your baby	GOV.UK
Pregnancy vitamins and supplements	The NHS website
Screening tests for you and your baby (STFYAYB)	GOV.UK
Sex and contraception after birth	The NHS website
Your choices after a higher chance screening result	GOV.UK