Resources for patients

Maternity - About your care in pregnancy

Feeling your baby move is a sign that they are well 

Whooping Cough vaccine

pelvic girdle pain and pregnancy

chickenpox and pregnancy

Antenatal colostrum harvesting

E Red Book

Your pregnancy and baby guide

Group B Streptococcus in Pregnancy

Coronavirus and the 'flu vaccination 

Staying emotionally well during Coronavirus 

Alcohol and Pregnancy

Alcohol and Drug Support Services in Hackney

Smoking and Pregnancy

Healthy eating and vitamin supplements in pregnancy

Winter Flu 2020/21 

 

Healthy Start Vouchers

Website: https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/

Application Form for Healthy Start Vouchers 

 

Maternity Action

Maternity Action is the UK’s leading charity committed to ending inequality and improving the health and wellbeing of pregnant women, partners and young children – from conception through to the child’s early years.

https://maternityaction.org.uk/

 

Gov.uk

Government Guidance on your right to Maternity Leave, rights and pay including links to apply for a Sure Start grant and Maternity Allowance

https://www.gov.uk/maternity-pay-leave

 

Birthrights

Birthrights is dedicated to ensuring women receive the respect and dignity they deserve in pregnancy and childbirth

https://www.birthrights.org.uk/

Your Choice: Where to have your baby

Information for healthy low-risk women having their first baby [pdf]

Information for healthy low-risk women who have had a baby before [pdf]

 

Preparing for Labour [pdf]

Pain relief options during labour.pdf

A guide to assisted birth [pdf]

Perineal tears during childbirth [pdf]

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnancy and newborn babies [pdf]

Induction of labour.pdf

Induction of labour - large print.pdf

Aspirin in Pregnancy

Being overweight during pregnancy and after birth

Beta Thalassaemia and pregnancy

Birth options after previous caesarean section 

Blood transfusion, pregnancy, and birth 

Care of a third or fourth degree tear

Care of women with obesity

Cervical stitch

Choosing to have a caesarean section

Diabetes in pregnancy

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) 

Gestational Diabetes 

Genital herpes in pregnancy

Have a small baby

Heavy bleeding after birth (postpartum haemorrhage)

High blood pressure in pregnancy decision aid

High blood pressure in pregnancy, treatment vs no treatment infographic

IUD insertion post delivery

Malaria and pregnancy

Multiple pregnancy: having more than one baby

Obstetric Cholestasis 

Patient Home Blood Pressure monitoring 

Placenta praevia, placenta accreta and vasa praevia

Pre-eclampsia 

Pregnancy after egg donation

Pregnancy after IVF 

Preventing blood clots using Clexaine 

Pregnancy sickness (nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum)

Protecting your baby from low blood sugar

Protecting women and babies with anit-D Immunoglobulin 

Reducing the risk of venous thrombosis in pregnancy and after birth 

Sickle cell disease and pregnancy

Shoulder dystocia 

Vaginal birth after caesarean section 

When your waters break prematurely

 

 

 

At home with your baby

A guide to Baby Crying

Illness in newborn babies

The Lulluby Trust: The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offers emotional support for bereaved families

UNICEF Baby Friendly: Advice for parents on infant feeding

 

Coronavirus: Looking After Yourself and Your Baby in Pregnancy [pdf]

Coronavirus: Planning your birth [pdf]

Coronavirus: Parent information for newborn babies [pdf]

Coronavirus: Illness in newborn babies [pdf]

The following links explain the current advice and guidence on the Covid-19 vaccine in pregnancy:

A guide to pregnancy and the COVID-19 vaccine (updated 14th May 2021) [pdf] 644KB

https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/coronavirus-pregnancy/covid-19-virus-infection-and-pregnancy/#vaccines

 

 

 

PANDAS Dads offers information for men experience postnatal depression

 

National Childbirth Trust offers information, support and events to support new parents in their local area.

 

The Birth Trauma Association has information and support for partners of someone who's experienced a difficult birth.

 

The Fatherhood Institute works on policy and research to support fathers.

 

Postpartum Men offers support and information for fathers experiencing postnatal depression, including an online peer support forum.

 

Pink Parents offers support for gay and lesbian parents.

 

DadsNet offers support and knowledge through a community of dads on practical parenting and fatherhood.

 

Albanian

Feeling your baby move is a sign that they are well - Kur ndjen foshnjën të lëvizë kjo është shenjë se janë mirë 

Amharic

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - የጵንሱን እንቅስቃሴ ማዳመጥ የልጁን ጤነኝነት ለማውቅ ይረዳል 

Arabic

اإلحساس بحركة طفلك عالمة على أنه بخير- Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well 

Illness in newborns - املرض عند األطفال حديثي الوالدة 

Bengali

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - আপনার বাচ্চার নড়াচড়া অনুভব করার অর্থ হলো সে ভালো আছে 

Illness in newborns - সদয্জাত িশশেদর ু aসsুতা 

Winter Flu 2020/21 - শীতকাল ২০২০/২১ ফ্লু টিকা 

Bulgarian

Feeling your baby move is a sign that they are well - Усещането, че бебето се движи, е знак, че то е добре 

Cantonese

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - 感觉到胎动是胎儿身体健康的标志 

Illness in newborns - 新生兒疾病 

Winter 2020/21 Flu Vaccination - 2020/21年度冬季 流感 接种 

Farsi

Feeling your baby move is a sign that they are well - حس کردن حرکت جنین، نشانه سالمت او است. 

French

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - Sentir votre bébé bouger signifie qu’il va bien 

Illness in newborns - Maladies chez les nouveau-nés

Hindi

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - आपक े शि श ु क े हि लन े का अन ुभव इस बात का संक ेत ह ै कि वह अच्छ े ह ैं 

Winter 2020/21 Flu Vaccination - सर्दियां 2020/21 फ्लू टीकाकरण 

Hungarian

Feeling your baby move is a sign that they are well - Ha érzed a baba mozgását, az annak a jele, hogy a baba jól van

Indonesian

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - Merasakan bayi Anda bergerak adalah tanda bahwa bayinya sehat

Italian

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - Sentire il proprio bambino muoversi è segno di buona salute

Gujarati

Illness in newborns - નવજાત શિશુમાં બીમારી 

Winter 2020/21 Flu Vaccination - શિયાળો 2020/21 ફ્લૂ રસી

Latvian

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - Mazuļa kustību sajušana ir zīme, ka ar viņu viss ir kārtībā

Lithuanian

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - Jei jaučiate kūdikio judesius, reiškia jam viskas gerai

Mandarin

Illness in newborns - 新生儿疾病 

 

Polish

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - Odczuwanie ruchów dziecka jest sygnałem, że dziecko ma się dobrze

Illness in newborns - Choroby noworodków 

Winter 2020/21 Flu Vaccination - ZIMA 2020/21 Szczepienie przeciwko grypie

Portuguese

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - Sentir os movimentos do seu bebé é um sinal de que o bebé está bem

Illness in newborns - doença no recém-nacido 

Punjabi

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - ਆਪਣੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਦੀ ਹਿਲਜੁਲ ਨੂੰ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਨਾ ਇਸ ਗੱਲ ਦਾ ਸੰਕੇਤ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਠੀਕ ਹ 

Illness in newborns - ਨਵਜਾਤ ਬੱਿਚਆ ਿਵਚ ਿਬਮਾਰੀ 

Winter 2020/21 Flu Vaccination - ਸਰਦੀਆਂ 2020/21 ਫਲੂ ਟੀਕਾਕਰਨ 

Romanian

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - Atunci când simţi copilul că se mişcă înseamnă că este bine 

Winter 2020/21 Flu Vaccination - IARNA 2020/21 Vaccinarea Împotriva Gripei

Slovak

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - To, že cítite pohyb dieťaťa, je znakom toho, že sa má dobre

Somali

Winter 2020/21 Flu Vaccination - XAGAAGA 2020/21 ifilo TALLAALKA 

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - هه‌ستكردن به‌ جوڵه‌ی كۆرپه‌ نیشانه‌ی ئه‌وه‌یه‌ كه‌ كۆرپه‌كه‌ ته‌ندروستی باشه 

Sorani 

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - Dareemista dhaq-dhaqaaqa ilmahaaga waa calaamad muujinaysa inuu fiican yahay

Spanish

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - Sentir al bebé moverse es señal de que está bien 

Tagalog

Winter Flu Vaccination 2020/21 - Ang taglamig 2020/21 pagbabakuna ng trangkaso 

Tamil

Winter Flu 2020/21 Vaccination - குளிர்காலம் 2020/21 காய்ச்சல் தடுப்பூசி 

Tigrigna

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - ምንቅስቓስ ዕሸልኪ እንኪስመዓኪ፡ እንኪስመዓኪ፡ እቲ ዕሸል ደሓን ከምዘሎ ዘርኢ ምልክት`ዩ 

Turkish

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - Bebeğinizin hareket ettiğini hissetmek sağlığının iyi olduğunun bir göstergesidir

Winter 2020/21 Flu Vaccine - KIŞ 2020/21 Grip aşısı

Urdu

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - اپنے بچے کی حرکت محسوس کرنا اس بات کی عالمت ہے کہ وہ تندرست ہے۔ 

Illness in newborns - نوزائيده بچوں ميں بيماری 

Winter 2020/21 Flu Vaccination - موسم سرما 2020/21 فلو ویکسینیشن 

Vietnamese

Feeling your baby is a sign that they are well - Cảm nhận thấy cử động của con là một dấu hiệu cho thấy con đang khỏe mạnh

 

The Information Leaflet for Group B Streptococcus can be found here in 14 different languages: https://gbss.org.uk/professional-resources/free-resources/gbs-information-in-your-own-language/ 

 

Leaflets about Coronavirus in a large range of languages can be found here: https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/coronavirus-information/

Accessible visual infographics about Coronavirus in a large range of languages can be found here: https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/coronavirus-infographics/#language-english-infographics-covid19