Archives: Patient Information Leaflets
Reducing your risk of blood clots (venous thrombosis) during pregnancy and after birth
How you can reduce your risk of a blood clot that can sometimes occur in a vein during pregnancy. What is venous thrombosis? Thrombosis is a blood clot and venous […]
Obstetric cholestasis postnatal information
Obstetric cholestasis (OC) is a disorder that affects your liver during pregnancy. This causes a build-up of bile acids in your body. The main symptom is itching of the skin […]
Vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC)
Introduction At Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust we are committed to promoting and supporting vaginal birth for women who have previously given birth by caesarean section. This is called a VBAC […]
Donor breast milk
Read our guide below on donor milk and how we screen for breast milk donors. You can also download a PDF version of this patient information by following the link […]
Why a healthy weight in pregnancy matters
What is the Body Mass Index? How will it affect your care? The body mass index (BMI) is a measure that uses your height and weight to work out if […]
Following the loss of your baby
We wish to extend our sympathy to you and offer you our support at this difficult time. We hope this information will offer you help and guidance in your time […]
Following the loss of your baby – stillbirth during pregnancy
We wish to extend our sympathy to you following the loss of your baby. We hope this information will offer you help and guidance in your time of need. If […]
Following the loss of your baby – miscarriage before 20 weeks of pregnancy
We wish to extend our sympathy to you and offer you our support at this difficult time. We hope this information will offer you help and guidance in your time […]
Following the loss of your baby – medical termination for fetal abnormality
We wish to extend our sympathy to you and offer you our support at this difficult time. We hope this information will offer you help and guidance in your time […]
Following the loss of your baby – late miscarriage
We wish to extend our sympathy to you following the loss of your baby. We hope the information in this booklet will offer you help and guidance in your time […]