All Pregnancy and postnatal care articles
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NewsContinuing 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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News
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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News
NICE publishes new guidance on antenatal care
The new guideline contains updated advice on care throughout a woman’s pregnancy
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News
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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News
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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News
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
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NICE guideline
NICE diabetes in pregnancy guideline
An up-to-date summary of NICE guidance on diabetes management in pregnancy. Includes gestational diabetes, preconception, antenatal, and postnatal care.
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Independent professional body guideline
BTS/SIGN asthma in pregnancy guideline
This summary focuses on recommendations for the management of asthma in pregnant women, including during labour, and recommendations for breastfeeding mothers
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PHE/DH/DWP guideline
PHE whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy guideline
A concise summary covering the pertussis vaccination programme for pregnant women.
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Working party guideline/algorithm
Women of child-bearing age with inflammatory rheumatic diseases guideline
This guideline was developed by a multidisciplinary expert panel: Giles I et al with the support of an educational grant from UCB Pharma Ltd.
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NICE guideline
NICE antenatal and postnatal mental health guideline
A concise NICE guideline summary on the management of women with mental health problems during pregancy planning, pregnancy, and the postnatal period.
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NICE guideline
NICE hypertension in pregnancy guideline
This summary covers the diagnosis and management of hypertension during pregnancy, labour, and birth.
