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- It is important to know if mum has glucokinase diabetes in pregnancy, because there are differences in how GCK-MODY is managed, compared to gestational diabetes mellitus. If a parent is affected, the baby has a 50% chance of inheriting the GCK gene
Talipes (PTEV – Positional Talipes Equinovarus)
What is positional talipes equinovarus? Talipes – this is when the typical position of one or both feet is abnormalEquino – this is when the foot points downwardsVarus – this is when the foot is also turned inwards Why have I been given this leaflet? The doctor on the ward has seen your baby and […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Third and Fourth Degree Tears in Childbirth
This leaflet has been produced by the Maternity Unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead, to provide you with information if you have experienced a third or fourth degree tear during childbirth. What are the types of tears during childbirth? Most women, up to nine in ten (90%), tear to some extent during childbirth.Most […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Treating your large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Treating a large abdominal aortic aneurysm with surgery is usually very effective.Topic: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Treating a large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
If you are diagnosed with this serious condition, you will normally have to undergo surgery.Topic: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Third and fourth degree tear during childbirth
This leaflet has been produced to provide you with information if you have experienced a third or fourth degree tear during childbirth.Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors