Antenatal Guidelines
- Antenatal CTG
- Antenatal Screening
- Aspirin in Pregnancy Guideline
- Caring for Surrogate Pregnancy
- Cervical scanning and cerclage guideline for singleton pregnancies
- Cholestasis in Pregnancy
- Dealing with Results of Screening and Diagnostic tests
- Fetal Anomaly Scan and Referral
- Fetal growth surveillance in singleton pregnancies
- Hypertension in pregnancy
- Group B Strep
- Haemoglobinopathies - Sickle cell and thalasseamia
- Herpes Guideline – combined Obstetric and Neonatal
- Management of Anaemia in pregnancy
- Management of the suspected large for gestational age fetus
- Maternity hand held notes and hospital records
- Missed appointments and management of non-attendees
- Multiple Pregnancy
- Obesity in Pregnancy Labour and Puerperium
- Reduced fetal movements
- Referral to ECV Clinic
- Screening for Infectious diseases
- Sepsis, infection and prophylaxis in obstetric patients
- Smoking in Pregnancy
- Thromboembolism in pregnancy
- Varicella Zoster Virus
Intrapartum Guidelines
- Admissions to the Neonatal Unit
- Amniotic fluid embolism
- Anaesthetics
- Augmentation of Labour
- Breech Presentation
- Extremes of prematurity
- Fetal Blood Sampling
- Fetal loss and support for parents
- Fetal monitoring during labour
- In utero transfer and handover of care
- Induction of labour
- Intrapartum care and cord bloods
- Management of Blood Glucose for Pregnant Women with Unstable Diabetes
- Management of Blood Sugars for Women with Diabetes in Labour
- Management of Obstetric Haemorrhage (Amalgamated with pph)
- Management of a Retained placenta
- Operative Delivery - Ventouse, forceps and LSCS
- Pain Relief in Labour
- Perineal trauma including 3rd and 4th degree tear
- Pre-existing and gestational diabetes - management of pregnancy
- Preterm Labour and PPROM
- Preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes
- Rupture of the Uterus
- Shoulder Dystocia
- Umbilical cord prolapse
- Vaginal birth after caesarean section
- Waterbirth
Neonatal Guidelines
Postnatal Guidelines
- Advice for Lodging mothers on Transitional Care Ward leaflet
- Admission Criteria for Neonatal Transitional Care Ward (TCW)
- Bed Sharing with Mother and Infant
- Commercial umbilical cord blood collection
- Examination of the newborn
- Infant Feeding Policy
- Lodging Mothers on TCW
- Newborn bloodspot Screening Programme
- Reluctant feeder – Management of Term Healthy Breastfed Babies
- Newborn feeding guideline and Management of weight loss
- Prevention of hypothermia in the neonate (The Thermal Care Bundle)
Standard Operating Procedures
Maternity Line
The Maternity Line number is 01752 430200.
The Maternity Line is for all calls related to pregnancy from 20 weeks gestation, labour and newborn babies.
Before 20 weeks gestation the GP should be contacted
If it is an emergency, 999 should be called.
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