Hand expressing breast milk during your pregnancy
20th October 2016What is this information about?Antenatal Hand Expressing: a leaflet to inform mothers who would like to do antenatal hand expression of breast milk, from 36 weeks of pregnancy. At the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust, we are working towards the Baby Friendly Initiative Global award. An important part of this work involves showing mothers the skill of hand expressing …
Read moreFood safety and pregnancy
20th October 2016What is this information about?Whilst you are pregnant, it is important that you take extra precautions to ensure that the food you eat is safe for you and your baby’s health. Some foods are more likely to cause bacterial infections which can lead to vomiting and diarrhoea. Whilst this will make you feel uncomfortable and dehydrated, it can also affect …
Read morefetal heart monitoring during labour
20th October 2016What is fetal heart monitoring?Most babies go through labour and are born without any problems. But there are a few babies who have difficulties and the best way of finding out when a baby is having problems is to listen to every baby’s heartbeat regularly during labour. This is called fetal heart monitoring. Your baby’s heartbeat can be monitored in …
Read moreEnhanced recovery programme for patients requiring elective caesarean section
20th October 2016IntroductionThe aim of the Enhanced Recovery Programme (ERP) is to get you back to full health as quickly as possible after your caesarean. Research indicates that after surgery, the earlier you get out of bed and start eating and drinking the better. This will speed your recovery making it less likely that complications will develop. For example, the benefits of …
Read moreCVS and amniocentesis
20th October 2016What is this information about?This information has been written to give you more information about CVS and amniocentesis. These tests are not offered routinely in pregnancy and it is your choice whether to have a test or not. Who might consider CVS or amniocentesis?CVS and amniocentesis are the only way a chromosomal abnormality can be diagnosed with certainty during pregnancy. …
Read moreCombined screening in pregnancy
20th October 2016What is this information about?This content has been written to give you more information about having the combined screening test. This information should be read in conjunction with Screening tests for you and your baby which your midwife will give you or you can access at www.gov.uk. What is combined screening?Combined screening is a test offered to all women between 11 …
Read morebreastfeeding in the first few days
20th October 2016What this information is aboutEstablishing breast feeding can be really challenging. Your baby may want to feed very frequently and this can feel really hard especially when you are very tired, during the night and if your nipples are sore. We are here to help support you during this time to establish breastfeeding, both on the post natal wards and …
Read moreYour baby’s hearing screening test
20th October 2016Why screen my baby’s hearing?In the first few weeks of your baby’s life, you will be offered a routine health check for your baby: a hearing screening test. The test uses quick and simple methods to check the hearing of all newborn babies. One to two babies in every 1,000 are born with a hearing loss in one or both …
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