In this section
Patient Information Leaflets for Maternity Services
Pregnancy
- Antenatal colostrum harvesting
- Congratulations on your pregnancy (Information about your pregnancy)
- Caring for a baby with drug withdrawal symptoms (This information and advice that will help you prepare for the arrival of your baby)
- Emotional support in pregnancy
- Flu, your pregnancy and you
- What you need to know and do to protect yourself and your baby
This leaflet is published by Public Health England - Obstetric cholestasis (This information is for you if you have been diagnosed with obstetric cholestasis or if you have persistent itching in pregnancy
) - Refusal of blood components and blood products
- Pregnant and using alcohol or drugs?
- Your visit to the preterm birth prevention clinic
Labour / Giving Birth
- Caesarean section
- Choosing a home birth
- Choosing to have an elective caesarean section
- Coping strategies in labour
- Enhanced recovery after caesarean section
- External cephalic version
- Fetal monitoring in labour
(how we listen to your baby's heart beat during labour) - Going home when your waters have broken
Having a baby before 30 weeks: magnesium sulphate as protection against cerebral palsy (published by the PReCePT programme) - Hypnobirthing at The York Hospital
- Induction of labour with cervical dilator balloon
- My baby is breech
- Pain relief in labour epidurals and spinals
- Use of the birthing pool
- Vaginal birth after one previous caesarean section (VBAC)
- What is induction of labour?
Postnatal - You and Your Baby
- Getting to know your baby
- Drops of Gold for your baby: How to make sure you stimulate a good milk supply when your baby is on SCBU
- Jaundice in newborn babies
- Nurture breastfeeding support group Information
- Off to the best start - important information about feeding your baby
- Post natal advice following a third or fourth-degree tear after the birth of your baby
- Protecting Your Baby from Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycaemia)
- Taste and smell (Information when your baby is on SCBU)
- Tongue Tie
- Reflux in babies
Virtual antenatal education
You can view a selection of online tutorials by visiting our YouTube channel.
These films have been specially created by our staff at the maternity department at York Hospital so that you, your birth partner, family and friends can share your maternity experience at any time wherever you are. If you have any questions please contact your community midwife or the maternity department at York Hospital.
If you have any questions or would like more information please speak to your midwife
