All Pregnancy and postnatal care articles
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NewsCOVID-19-related perinatal and maternal outcomes worse in unvaccinated women
Pregnant women who contract SARS-CoV-2 within 28 days of their delivery date are at increased risk of perinatal and maternal complications
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Independent professional body guideline
RQIA planning to birth at home in Northern Ireland
A summary of guidance for maternity healthcare professionals who are providing information and supporting women in their choice of birth place
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Updated NICE guidance recommends offering progesterone to women with a higher risk of miscarriage
NICE has updated its guideline on the diagnosis and initial management of ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage, adding recommendations to offer progesterone to women with a higher risk of miscarriage
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DKA in pregnancy is rare but warrants more attention
Diabetic ketoacidosis in pregnancy is associated with increased perinatal mortality and warrants more attention in clinical guidelines, a new study suggests
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Unplanned pregnancies nearly doubled during first lockdown
Reduced access to contraception during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a 61.5% rise in the proportion of unplanned pregnancies in the UK
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COVID-19 antibodies are present in breast milk for up to 10 months after infection
Antibodies present in breast milk following infection with SARS-CoV-2 could play a key role in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19
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Continuing concerns over maternity services: CQC
Disparities continue to persist in maternity services in England despite recommendations to improve safety, says the care regulator
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Folic acid being added to some flour
Folic acid is to be added to flour across the UK to help reduce neural tube defects in babies
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NICE guideline
NICE antenatal care guideline
Covering the organisation and delivery of antenatal care, including the involvement of partners
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NICE publishes new guidance on antenatal care
The new guideline contains updated advice on care throughout a woman’s pregnancy
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New guidance on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy issued by RCOG and RCM
The new resources assist healthcare professionals to promote COVID-19 vaccination to pregnant women
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Independent professional body guideline
BSPID/EFP oral health and pregnancy guideline
A short, useful summary of key oral health recommendations for pregnant women from the British Society of Periodontology
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PHE/DH/DWP guideline
PHE inadvertent vaccination in pregnancy guideline
This concise and useful summary covers monitoring of women vaccinated in pregnancy or shortly before conception
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NICE guideline
NICE postnatal feeding guidance
A summary of guidance on planning and supporting babies’ feeding in the first 8 weeks after the birth taken from the NICE guideline on postnatal care
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NICE guideline
NICE postnatal care guideline
A concise summary on the routine postnatal care that women and their babies should receive in the first 8 weeks after the birth
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NICE publishes new guidelines on postnatal care and neonatal infection
NICE has published two guidelines: Postnatal care, covering the routine postnatal care that women and their babies should receive in the first 8 weeks after the birth, and Neonatal infection: antibiotics for prevention and treatment, covering prevention of bacterial infection in healthy babies
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NICE publishes new guideline on Caesarean birth
The new NICE guideline contains updated recommendations for Caesarean birth and replaces NICE clinical guideline 132
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Independent professional body guideline
GAIN (RQIA) admission to midwife-led units in Northern Ireland
A summary of recommendations for planning place of birth in Northern Ireland, giving detail of the normal labour and birth care pathway
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PHE/DH/DWP guideline
PHE Zika virus guidance for pregnant women
This useful and concise summary outlines guidance for the assessment and management of pregnant women at risk for Zika virus transmission
