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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
A guide to Birth and the Postnatal Period for people with Gestational Diabetes
This information is designed for pregnant people who have received a diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes during their pregnancy. It explains how we routinely manage Gestational Diabetes during the birth of your baby and what happens after the baby is born. When I attend the hospital to have my baby how will my gestational diabetes be […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Prolonged Neonatal Jaundice
This leaflet offers more information about prolonged neonatal jaundice. A baby with jaundice will have a yellow colouring of their skin and the whites of their eyes. This is very common in newborns. Jaundice is caused when the baby’s blood has raised levels of bilirubin, which is a normal waste product usually removed by the liver.Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Protecting Your Baby from Low Blood Glucose
Babies who are small, premature, unwell at birth, or whose mothers are diabetic or have taken certain medication (beta-blockers), may have low blood glucose in the first few hours and days after birth. It is especially important for these babies to keep warm and feed as often as possible to maintain normal blood glucose levels.Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Contraception after you have had your baby (postnatal contraception)
What is postnatal contraception? Postnatal contraception is birth control after having your baby to delay or avoid another pregnancy. Many unplanned pregnancies occur in the first few months after pregnancy so it is important to have a plan for contraception that suits you. When do I need to start contraception? You need to start contraception […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Epidural Advice for Maternity Patients
Why have I been given this leaflet? You have been given this leaflet because you have recently had an epidural inserted. Serious risks from epidurals are rare (1 in 13,000) but can present up to 10 days after having your epidural. Please be observant for the signs and symptoms listed below once discharged from hospital. […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Perineal trauma in childbirth
This leaflet provides information for women who have experienced perineal trauma during childbirthTopic: Maternity
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
Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC)
Introduction For women who have previously had a caesarean birth the decision how to give birth in the next pregnancy can sometimes be difficult. Some women may prefer to have another caesarean birth. Some women may prefer to plan to give birth vaginally. The midwives and doctors involved in looking after you during your pregnancy […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors