Patient resources

Planning for Pregnancy

Information to help you with starting your journey towards optimising your pre-pregnancy and pregnancy health.

Postnatal Care and Support (External Link)

Patient information leaflet about Postnatal Care and Support

Pre‑Pregnancy Advice For Women With Diabetes

Things to do before you get pregnant

Pregnancy and gestational diabetes

Information and support on gestational diabetes during your pregnancy.

Pregnancy and type 1 diabetes

Information for patients

Pregnancy and type 2 diabetes

Information and support on managing your pregnancy with type 2 diabetes.

Pregnancy for women with metal heart valves

Preparing for an early baby

An information video about having a baby before 37 weeks gestation

Preparing for an early baby (Video)

Patient information video about preparing for an early baby.

Preterm prevention clinic

Information for patients. You have been given this leaflet as you may be at higher risk of having a preterm (premature) baby. A preterm birth is when a baby is born before 37 weeks gestation.

Preventing blood clots in pregnancy

Information for patients

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination of pregnant women for infant protection

Information for patients

Responsive Breastfeeding (Video)

Patient information video about Responsive Breastfeeding. Includes Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish, Romanian and Tigrinya translations.

Risks of Regional Anaesthesia (Epidurals & Spinals) and General Anaesthesia

Information for patients

Safer Sleep Protective Factors Tool for Parent/Carer (External Link)

An external leaflet about Safer Sleep Protective Factors

Screening for retinopathy of prematurity (External Link)

Patient information leaflet about Screening for retinopathy of prematurity

Sex and contraception after birth (External Link)

Patient information leaflet about sex and contraception after birth.

Stages of Labour (Video)

Patient information video about the Stages of Labour. Includes Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish, Romanian and Tigrinya translations.

Taking care of your emotional wellbeing before, during and after pregnancy

Information for patients

TB, BCG vaccine and your baby – leaflet (External Link)

Patient information leaflet about the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination that is being offered to protect your baby against tuberculosis (TB)