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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
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- Dirty Hands - The Human Cost
- Management of Women Who Decline Blood Products
- Antenatal care
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- Day care
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- Management of Non Proteinuric Hypertension (Antenatal Day Unit)
- Protein Creatinine Ratio and Urine Testing
- Fetal assessment
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Chickenpox in pregnancy
- HIV in Pregnancy - Gold Star Pathway
- Screening for Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy
- Syphilis Testing - positives
- CEMACH
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- Intrapartum Related Deaths (CEMACH)
- Communication
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- 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
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- Home Birth guidelines
- Lone Worker Guideline - Community
- Antenatal
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- Bookings & Missed Appointments
- Criteria for Consultant Booking
- Guidelines for Midwives Booking Ultrasound Scans
- Emergencies
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- Attending a BBA
- Attending Emergency Calls
- Postnatal
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- Cord Care Guidelines
- New born Jaundice
- Labour ward
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- Emergencies
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- 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
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- Induction Of Labour
- Use of Oxytocin (Syntocinon)
- Uterine Hyperstimulation
- Labour Management
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- 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
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- 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
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- Guidelines For A Paediatrician Being Present
- Immediate Care of the Baby at Birth
- Newborn life support
- Postnatal Management of Meconium Stained Liquor
- Procedures
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- 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
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- Mental Health - Pre Referral Screening (Obstetrics)
- Non clinical
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- Education Strategy (Training Needs Analysis)
- Lifting and handling
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- 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
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- 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
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- Bereavement
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- Bereavement & Pregnancy Loss Policy


