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Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust

Midwifery / Obstetrics

Within maternity services our guidelines for practice have been developed alongside NICE (National Institute For Clinical Excellence) recommendations and are listed as follows. If you require further details regarding a specific guideline please contact (01274) 364500.

  • Obstetrics
    • Dirty Hands - The Human Cost
    • Management of Women Who Decline Blood Products
  • Antenatal care
    • Day care
      • Management of Non Proteinuric Hypertension (Antenatal Day Unit)
      • Protein Creatinine Ratio and Urine Testing
    • Fetal assessment
      • Guidelines For The Use Of Computerised Analysis Of The CTG
      • Indications for Doppler
      • Management of Rhesus D and other antibodies in Pregnancy
      • Small for Dates Guideline
    • Medical problems
      • SUBSTANCE MISUSE Prescribing Guidelines
      • Drug Information
      • Guideline for the management of Obstetric cholestasis
      • Guidelines for management of hypothyroidism in pregnancy
      • Guidelines For The Management Of Thrombocytopaenia - Antenatal Care
      • Guidelines for the prevention & treatment of anaemia in pregnancy
      • Management of Congenital/Acquired Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy
      • Management of haemorrhagic disorders in pregnancy-Antenatal Care
      • Management of Pregnancy in Women with Epilepsy
      • Management of Pregnant Women Attending the Emergency Department or Requiring Hospital Admission
      • Management of Pregnant Women with Hyperemesis (Out/In Patient)
      • Multiple Pregnancy - Antenatal Care
      • Obesity and Pregnancy Guideline
      • One Stop Orientation Pack (Drug Dependency)
      • Screening for Haemoglobinopathy (HBO)
      • Smoking in Pregnancy - Nicotine Replacement Therapy
      • Thromboprophylaxis &Treatment of Thrombosis during Pregnancy, Labour & the Peurperium
      • Urine Drug Screen Testing Policy
    • Procedures
      • Anti D Requirements (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
      • GUIDELINES FOR ADMISSION (FOLLOWING INTRA-UTERINE DEATH 13-20 WEEKS)
      • Guidelines for External Cephalic Version (ECV)
      • Guidelines For Obstetric Ultrasound
      • Measuring Fundal Height by Tape Measure
    • Screening for fetal abnormality
      • Guidelines for the referral for serious fetal abnormalities (or potential abnormalities) which could ultimately result in Termination of Pregnancy
      • Key Points for Downs syndrome serum screening
      • Referral When a Fetal Abnormality is Detected
      • Screening for Haemoglobinopathies
      • Triple Test - Biochemical Screening for Downs Syndrome
    • Screening for infection
      • Chickenpox in pregnancy
      • HIV in Pregnancy - Gold Star Pathway
      • Screening for Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy
      • Syphilis Testing - positives
  • CEMACH
    • Intrapartum Related Deaths (CEMACH)
  • Communication
    • Bed Management Guidelines for Maternity Unit
    • Development of Multidisciplinary Clinical Guidelines
    • Escalation Guideline and Minimum Staffing Levels
    • Groups Terms of Reference
    • GUIDELINE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WOMEN WHO ARE AT RISK THROUGHOUT PREGNANCY AND POSTNATAL CARE
    • Handover of Care
    • In the Event of a Maternal Death
    • Midwifery/Medical Staff Roles & Responsibilities (Labour Ward)
    • Providing Information During Pregnancy, Birth and Postnatally
    • Records and Record Keeping Guideline (plus abbreviations)
    • Screening - Communication of Results
    • Systematic Management of Adverse Health Care Incidents Likely to Lead to Claims
    • Transfer of Mothers
  • Community Midwifery
    • Home Birth guidelines
    • Lone Worker Guideline - Community
    • Antenatal
      • Bookings & Missed Appointments
      • Criteria for Consultant Booking
      • Guidelines for Midwives Booking Ultrasound Scans
    • Emergencies
      • Attending a BBA
      • Attending Emergency Calls
    • Postnatal
      • Cord Care Guidelines
      • New born Jaundice
  • Labour ward
    • Emergencies
      • Emergency Caesarean Section
      • Guidelines For The Management Of Prolapsed Cord
      • Guidelines For Vaginal Birth after Previous Caesarean Section
      • Management of Shoulder Dystocia
      • Obstetric Haemorrhage (All cases)
      • Operative Vaginal Delivery
    • Induction and augmentation of labour
      • Induction Of Labour
      • Use of Oxytocin (Syntocinon)
      • Uterine Hyperstimulation
    • Labour Management
      • Blood Transfusion Request Schedule
      • Diagnosis of Preterm Labour
      • Fetal Monitoring in Labour - Intermittent Auscultation & Continuous Electronic Fetal monitoring
      • Guideline for the Management of Delay in Labour
      • Guidelines For SROM Less Than 37 Weeks
      • Guidelines for the discharge home of women presenting "not in established labour"
      • Management of Labour with a History of Beta Haemolytic Streptococcus
      • Management Of The Third Stage Of Labour
      • Multiple Pregnancy - Intrapartum Care
      • Normal Care of Women in Labour & Birth
      • Obstetric Involvement and Management Of The Second Stage Of Labour
      • Post Anaesthetic Recovery Guidelines
      • Protocol for HIV Positive Women - Vaginal Delivery
      • Pudendal Nerve Block
      • SROM over 37 weeks
      • Vaginal Breech Delivery
      • Water Births
    • Medical problems
      • Antibiotic cover in labour
      • Diabetes in Pregnancy
      • Management of haemorrhagic disorders in pregnancy - Intrapartum Care
      • Management of Severe Pre-eclampsia / Eclampsia
      • Obstetric High Dependency Care
    • Paediatric guidelines
      • Guidelines For A Paediatrician Being Present
      • Immediate Care of the Baby at Birth
      • Newborn life support
      • Postnatal Management of Meconium Stained Liquor
    • Procedures
      • Cord Blood Gas Analysis at Birth
      • EPISIOTOMY
      • Fetal Blood Sampling and Cord pH Guideline
      • Investigations after pregnancy loss
      • Perineal repair in women with female circumcision
      • Perineal Trauma Management
      • Seriously ill Women on Maternity Unit
      • Swab checks and missing swabs
      • VAGINAL EXAMINATION.
  • Mental Health
    • Mental Health - Pre Referral Screening (Obstetrics)
  • Non clinical
    • Education Strategy (Training Needs Analysis)
    • Lifting and handling
      • Guideline for moving a woman to lithotomy position
      • Guidelines for posture when undertaking care which may include bending & twisting
      • Manual Handling - Positioning women following a spinal anaesthetic
  • Postnatal care
    • Administration of BCG by a Midwife
    • Baby Abduction / Possible Abduction
    • CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF VITAMIN K
    • Discharge Medication by a Midwife
    • Examination of the Newborn by a Midwife/Paediatrician
    • Guidance for Parental Support Following Admission of a Baby to NNU
    • Management of Postpartum Hypertension
    • Neonatal Care Guidelines
    • Post Delivery Bladder Management
    • Postnatal Analgesia Guidelines
    • Postnatal Care Planning & Information
  • Pregnancy loss
    • Bereavement
      • Bereavement & Pregnancy Loss Policy
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