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Uned Gobaith, which translates as Unit of Hope, is a specialist Perinatal Inpatient Mental Health Unit situated within Tonna Hospital.

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Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth a galwadau ffôn yn y Gymraeg neu'r Saesneg. Atebir gohebiaeth Gymraeg yn y Gymraeg, ac ni fydd hyn yn arwain at oedi. Mae'r dudalen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg drwy bwyso'r botwm ar y dde ar frig y dudalen.

We welcome correspondence and telephone calls in Welsh or English. Welsh language correspondence will be replied to in Welsh, and this will not lead to a delay. This page is available in Welsh by clicking 'Cymraeg' at the top right of this page.

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Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth a galwadau ffôn yn y Gymraeg neu'r Saesneg. Atebir gohebiaeth Gymraeg yn y Gymraeg, ac ni fydd hyn yn arwain at oedi. Mae'r dudalen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg drwy bwyso'r botwm ar y dde ar frig y dudalen. We welcome correspondence and telephone calls in Welsh or English.

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Fantastic Breastfeeding resources here.

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This website is the online home of author, speaker and researcher Dr Sara Wickham.

The articles and blog posts on this website are focused on providing evidence-based and midwifery-rooted information about pregnancy and childbirth options, in order to help women and families make the decisions that are right for them.

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Dr Sara Wickham - author, speaker, researcher. Evidence-based pregnancy and birth information for women, families, midwives and birth folk.

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This guide is intended to help you plan where to give birth. You can use it by yourself, and it is also intended to support discussions with your midwife or obstetrician about where you would like to give birth.

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5-8 weeks - Register pregnancy with online booking form

Before 10+6 w - Booking with community midwife at home

11-14 w - Scan, screening and routine blood tests offered in antenatal clinic

16 w - Midwife

20 w - Anomaly scan in antenatal clinic

25 w (1st pregnancy) - Midwife

28 w - Midwife and routine blood tests

31 w (1st pregnancy) - Midwife

34 w - Midwife

36 w - Midwife - birth discussion at home

38 w - Midwife

40 w - Midwife

41 w- Midwife

You may be offered additional appointments with an obstetrician if needed.

https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/antenatal-care-uncomplicated-pregnancy/management/antenatal-care-uncomplicated-pregnancy/

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Here is a link to some information on the screening we offer during pregnancy. We will be asking you more about this during your booking appointment.

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We would appreciate your opinion on the below video on screening for Down's syndrome, Edwards' syndrome and Patau's syndrome. Please click here

Animations

These animations give information on the screening tests you will be offered during pregnancy for you and your baby.

Life Stories - Down's syndrome and Edwards' syndrome

You can view family stories about living with Down's syndrome and Edwards' syndrome below.
Down's syndrome Edwards' syndrome

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We would appreciate your opinion on the below video on screening for Down's syndrome, Edwards' syndrome and Patau's syndrome. Please click here These animations give information on the screening tests you will be offered during pregnancy for you and your baby. You can view family stories about living with Down's syndrome and Edwards' syndrome below.

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Please click the link and fill in the form to book in your pregnancy with Swansea Bay and one of our community midwives will be in touch within two weeks to complete your booking.

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Folic acid and pregnancy

It's recommended you take folic acid as soon as you start trying for a baby (ideally for 3 months before) and during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. This will help your baby's brain and spine to develop normally.

You can take folic acid after 12 weeks too. It helps make blood cells. Your doctor or midwife may recommend that you keep taking folic acid throughout pregnancy if you are anaemic or at risk of anaemia.

You'll usually take 400 micrograms a day. Your doctor may advise you to take a higher dose of folic acid (usually 5 mg) if you have a higher chance of having a baby with a neural tube defect (a problem with the brain and/or spine, such as spina bifida).

Your chance of having a baby with a neural tube defect may be higher if:

you have previously had a pregnancy affected by a neural tube defect

you or the baby's biological father have a neural tube defect

you or the baby's biological father have a family history of neural tube defects

you have diabetes

you're very overweight

you have sickle cell disease

you're taking certain epilepsy medicines

you're taking antiretroviral medicines for HIV

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Pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility while taking folic acid

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NHS medicines information on folic acid and whether you can take it while pregnant or breastfeeding.

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Having a baby is a big life event. It's natural to have a range of emotions. But if these feelings start to seriously affect your life, you might be experiencing a perinatal mental health problem.

If you're struggling in pregnancy, or after having a new baby – we're here for you.

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UNICEF UK BABY FRIENDLY INITIATIVE GUIDE TO BOTTLE FEEDING

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UNICEF UK BABY FRIENDLY INITIATIVE GUIDE TO BOTTLE FEEDING

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A free online hypnobirthing course, with lots of information and free resources.

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Welcome! This relaxed and flexible approach to hypnobirthing helps you to have a calmer experience; no matter which path your birth journey takes.

Hypnobirthing is most effective with regular practice; two or three times a week before 34 weeks and daily thereafter. Revisit each step below often; check out the hypnobirthing audios; and happy relaxing :)

"We loved the webpage-based approach ~ relieved to escape endless video tutorials" Amy, New York

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FREE, easy hypnobirthing online course with hypnotherapist Alice Rosemary... Established 2012 and recommended by midwives and families

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We welcome feedback about our maternity services, good or bad, so that we can continually improve. If you would like to highlight exceptional care, raise any concerns, or have any questions you would like us to answer regarding your future or past care, please get in touch on: SBU.MaternityEnquiries@wales.nhs.uk
Refreshments

Please avoid using our canteens at present. There are vending machines available on our sites if you need refreshments.

Please note that SBUHB supports a zero tolerance stance for any abusive behaviour towards staff due to variances in visiting guidance for different patient groups.
Go to the Swansea Bay Maternity Services Facebook page.
Useful Links

Online antenatal course

FREE across Wales. For everyone around the baby: Mums, Dads, Grandparents, friends and relations.
For more information on how to access the free online antenatal course, please follow this link.
Understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby - Available 24/7

Welcome to The Bay Birth Unit at Singleton Hospital, Swansea.

We are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Our birth centre was originally opened in 2005 and since then has seen the safe arrival of thousands of babies.

We have recently undergone a refurbishment and are thrilled with the improved facility available to you. One of our en-suite facilities is pictured below.

We know the birthing environment is really important to you and your family and the normal physiological process of birth.

A good birth environment helps you to feel safe and calm, and this is really important for the release of the hormones of labour, which help labour progress and provide powerful pain relief.

For many women choosing to birth in a midwifery-led setting like our alongside birth centre here in Singleton has real benefits including reducing the chance of intervention during birth such as Caesarean section and instrumental birth.

We are aiming to support more women to have an initial labour assessment in their own homes, as women who are in the early stages of labour are better supported in their own environments rather than busy ward areas.

They will be supported by community midwives until labour is established, when they will be guided to their chosen birth area by our midwives.

We have two beautiful rooms including birthing pools and one post-birth room.

Using water for pain relief during labour is known to aid mobility, shorten the first stage of labour, and reduce the chance of women needing epidural analgesia.

Free access to water immersion is important to women which is why we have increased this facility and our newest birth pool, pictured below, has in-built sensory lighting and Bluetooth speakers to help you create the perfect birthing environment.

Our rooms have dimmable lighting and our pool rooms do not have traditional hospital beds - instead there is a birthing cube or a birthing couch, all of which are ergonomically design to encourage mobility and positions which support the physiological process of birth.

Our original pool room has a picture painted by one of our midwives here in Singleton, which is a great visual feature to the room.

The early post-natal period is a really important time for everyone.

We have a divan-style bed in our other large room, see below, which is primarily kept for the post-natal period, supporting you to be with your partner and family at this time.

Once you've gone home, you and your family will be supported by our community midwives.
Need further help? This link takes you to a birth places decision leaflet. Click here for visiting information
A third of first time mums and 10% of women who have birthed before are likely to need transferring to the Labour Ward around the time of birth. The majority of women that are transferred are for non-urgent reasons. Transfer time is around 10 minutes.

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Antenatal appointments

You'll have a number of antenatal appointments during your pregnancy, and you'll see a midwife or sometimes an obstetrician (doctor specialising in pregnancy).

They'll check the health of you and your baby, give you useful information (for example, about a healthy pregnancy diet or antenatal screening) and answer any questions.

Pregnant employees have the right to paid time off for antenatal care.

This page lists the appointments you'll be offered and when you should have them.

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Antenatal appointments

You'll have a number of antenatal appointments during your pregnancy, and you'll see a midwife or sometimes an obstetrician (doctor specialising in pregnancy).

They'll check the health of you and your baby, give you useful information (for example, about a healthy pregnancy diet or antenatal screening) and answer any questions.

Pregnant employees have the right to paid time off for antenatal care.

This page lists the appointments you'll be offered and when you should have them.

If you're pregnant with your first baby, you'll have more appointments than women who already have children.
First contact with midwife or doctor
Contact a GP or midwife as soon as possible after you find out that you're pregnant.

They should give you information about:

folic acid supplements

nutrition, diet and food hygiene

lifestyle factors - such as smoking, drinking and recreational drug use

antenatal screening tests

Antenatal screening tests include the early pregnancy dating scan, screening for sickle cell disease and thalassaemia, communicable diseases, blood group and antibodies, screening for Down's syndrome, Edwards' syndrome and Patau's syndrome and the anomaly scan. . You will find more information on these screening tests here.

You should have a discussion with your midwife about the risks, benefits and limits of these tests.

It's important to tell your midwife or doctor if:

there were any complications or infections in a previous pregnancy or delivery, such as pre-eclampsia or premature birth

you're being treated for a long-term condition, such as diabetes or high blood pressure

you or anyone in your family has previously had a baby with a health condition (for example, spina bifida)

there's a family history of an inherited condition (for example, sickle cell or cystic fibrosis)

you know that you're a genetic carrier of an inherited condition such as sickle cell or thalassaemia - you should also tell the midwife if you know the baby's biological father is a genetic carrier of these conditions

you have had fertility treatment and either a donor egg or donor sperm

8 to 12 weeks: booking appointment
It's best to see your midwife or doctor as early as possible to get the information you need to have a healthy pregnancy.

Your midwife or doctor should give you information about:

how the baby develops during pregnancy

nutrition and diet

exercise and pelvic floor exercises

antenatal screening tests

your antenatal care

breastfeeding, including workshops

antenatal education

maternity benefits

your options for where to have your baby

Your midwife or doctor should:

give you your maternity record and plan of care

see if you may need additional care or support

plan the care you'll get throughout your pregnancy

identify any potential risks associated with any work you may do

measure your height and weight, and calculate your body mass index (BMI)

measure your blood pressure and test your urine for protein

find out whether you're at increased risk of gestational diabetes or pre-eclampsia

offer you screening tests and make sure you understand what's involved before you decide to have any of them

offer you an ultrasound scan at 8 to 14 weeks to estimate when your baby is due

offer you an ultrasound scan at 18 to 20 weeks to check the physical development of your baby

ask about your mood to identify possible depression

ask about any past or present severe mental illness or psychiatric treatment

This appointment is an opportunity to tell your midwife or doctor if you're in a vulnerable situation or if you need extra support.

This could be because of domestic abuse or violence, sexual abuse or female genital mutilation (FGM).

FGM can cause problems during labour and childbirth, which can be life threatening for mother and baby.

It's important you tell your midwife or doctor if this has happened to you.
8 to 14 weeks: early pregnancy dating scan (around 12 weeks pregnant)
This is the ultrasound scan to estimate when your baby is due, check the physical development of your baby, and screen for possible abnormalities. If you have accepted screening for Down's syndrome, Edwards' syndrome and Patau's syndrome this scan will need to be carried out between 11-14 weeks pregnant.
16 weeks pregnant
Your midwife or doctor will give you information about the ultrasound scan you'll be offered at 18 to 20 weeks.

They'll also help with any concerns or questions you have.

Your midwife or doctor should:

review, discuss and record the results of any screening tests

measure your blood pressure and test your urine for protein

consider an iron supplement if you're anaemic

18 to 21 weeks
You'll be offered the anomaly ultrasound scan to check the physical development of your baby. This is also known as the 20-week scan.

From 16 weeks, you'll be offered the whooping cough vaccine. The best time to have this vaccine is after your scan, up to 32 weeks.

But if for any reason you miss the vaccine, you can still have it up until you go into labour.
25 weeks pregnant
You'll have an appointment at 25 weeks if this is your first baby.

Your midwife or doctor should:

use a tape measure to measure the size of your uterus

measure your blood pressure and test your urine for protein

28 weeks
Your midwife or doctor should:

use a tape measure to measure the size of your uterus

measure your blood pressure and test your urine for protein

offer some screening tests

offer screening for blood group and antibodies

reoffer screening for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B to women who opted not to have it earlier in pregnancy. These tests are recommended as they greatly reduce the risk of passing infection from mother to baby

offer your anti-D treatment if you're rhesus negative mother to baby.

consider an iron supplement if you're anaemic

31 weeks
You'll have an appointment at 31 weeks if this is your first baby.

Your midwife or doctor should:

review, discuss and record the results of any screening tests from the last appointment

use a tape measure to measure the size of your uterus

measure your blood pressure and test your urine for protein

34 weeks
Your midwife or doctor should give you information about preparing for labour and birth, including how to recognise active labour, ways of coping with pain in labour, and your birth plan.

Your midwife or doctor should:

review, discuss and record the results of any screening tests from the last appointment

use a tape measure to measure the size of your uterus

measure your blood pressure and test your urine for protein

Your midwife or doctor should give you information about caesarean section, as around 1 in 4 women will have a caesarean.

This discussion may take place at the 34 week appointment, or at another time during your pregnancy.

They'll discuss with you the reasons why a caesarean might be offered, what the procedure involves, the risks and benefits, and the implications for future pregnancies and births.
36 weeks
Your midwife or doctor should give you information about:

breastfeeding

caring for your newborn baby

vitamin K and screening tests for your newborn baby

your own health after your baby is born

the "baby blues" and postnatal depression

Your midwife or doctor will also:

use a tape measure to measure the size of your uterus

check the position of your baby

measure your blood pressure and test your urine for protein

offer external cephalic version (ECV) if your baby is in the breech position

38 weeks
Your midwife or doctor will discuss the options and choices about what happens if your pregnancy lasts longer than 41 weeks.

Your midwife or doctor should:

use a tape measure to measure the size of your uterus

measure your blood pressure and test your urine for protein

40 weeks
You'll have an appointment at 40 weeks if this is your first baby.

Your midwife or doctor should give you more information about what happens if your pregnancy lasts longer than 41 weeks.

Your midwife or doctor should:

use a tape measure to measure the size of your uterus

measure your blood pressure and test your urine for protein

ask about your baby's movements

41 weeks
Your midwife or doctor should:

use a tape measure to measure the size of your uterus

measure your blood pressure and test your urine for protein

offer a membrane sweep

discuss the options and choices for induction of labour

ask about your baby's movements

42 weeks
If you have not had your baby by 42 weeks and have chosen not to have an induction, you should be offered increased monitoring of the baby.
Time off for antenatal appointments
Find out more about rights to time off for antenatal appointments at the GOV.UK page on working when pregnant: your rights.

You can find more information on pregnancy in the ' Your Pregnancy and Birth book'.

Last Updated: 21/07/2023 11:00:14
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Advice, tips and tools to help you make the best choices about your health and wellbeing.

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Foods to avoid in pregnancy

Most foods and drinks are safe to have during pregnancy. But there are some things you should be careful with or avoid.

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/foods-to-avoid/

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Cheryl Samuels | Independent Midwife | Essex on Instagram: "Watch this great video on how to latch your baby to your breast! If you want expert independent midwifery care to support your breastfeeding journey, I offer a postnatal care only plan and one off postnatal visits too ☺️📲

Repost @breastfeeding.dietitian 👇

“Your baby’s mouth opens like a LEVER - not an accordion 🪗 ... and it’s for a reason.

If they were to open their mouth like an accordion, your nipple would come straight into your baby’s mouth when they latch. They would then have to work to get your nipple to the right spot: the roof of their mouth.

Babies don’t like extra work, so they skip a few steps by opening their mouth like a lever. To open their mouth, their chin anchors on your breast and their head tips back. Then your nipple can land perfectly in the roof of their mouth so their tongue can draw it back to the comfortable soft palate. No extra work to get it there when there is a perfect landing spot.

Lining up your baby’s NOSE to your NIPPLE helps this process. Your baby instinctually is giving you the spot they want your nipple, and you’re working WITH your baby to make it happen.

But remember to also anchor their CHIN on your SKIN (thanks for that one @lucywebber_ibclc 🙌🏻), because a lever only works when it’s anchored to a pivot point.”
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the_holistic_midwife on August 4, 2024: "Watch this great video on how to latch your baby to your breast! If you want expert independent midwifery care to support your breastfeeding journey, I offer a postnatal care only plan and one off postnatal visits too ☺️📲

Repost @breastfeeding.dietitian 👇

“Your baby’s mouth opens like a LEVER - not an accordion 🪗 ... and it’s for a reason.

If they were to open their mouth like an accordion, your nipple would come straight into your baby’s mouth when they latch. They would then have to work to get your nipple to the right spot: the roof of their mouth.

Babies don’t like extra work, so they skip a few steps by opening their mouth like a lever. To open their mouth, their chin anchors on your breast and their head tips back. Then your nipple can land perfectly in the roof of their mouth so their tongue can draw it back to the comfortable soft palate. No extra work to get it there when there is a perfect landing spot.

Lining up your baby’s NOSE to your NIPPLE helps this process. Your baby instinctually is giving you the spot they want your nipple, and you’re working WITH your baby to make it happen.

But remember to also anchor their CHIN on your SKIN (thanks for that one @lucywebber_ibclc 🙌🏻), because a lever only works when it’s anchored to a pivot point.”
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Knowledge is power!

Whichever stage you’re at, there is a digital pack for you. These are complete programmes with 6+ hours of workshops broken into bitesize chunks, digital downloads and tons of extras. You have access for 12 months (3 years for the Early Years Pack) so you can watch, absorb the information and practice the techniques. Or binge watch to power up your knowledge in a few hours!

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The Positive Birth Company - Birth & Parenting Courses

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Giving you the knowledge, tools & community to have the best birth & parenting journey with our digital courses. Home of the award winning Hypnobirthing Pack.

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Let us welcome you to our Birth Centre at Neath Port Talbot Hospital.

We have six rooms plus a birthing pool. We're open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Midwives are on hand in our home-from-home unit to guide and support you through labour and birth.

Our experience tells us that families benefit from time together, so we encourage partners to stay in one of our double rooms.

Just a quarter of first-time mums and 8% of women who have birthed before are likely to need transferring to Singleton Hospital around the time of birth.

The majority of women that are transferred are for non-urgent, non life-threatening reasons.  Transfer time is around one hour.

https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/hospitals/a-z-services/maternity-services/maternity-services-folder/npthbirth/

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Here is some useful contact information

Penderi midwives Team: 07971592205

Bay Birth Centre: 01639 862117

Neath Port Talbot Birth Centre: 01639 862103

Antenatal clinic: 01792 285395

Antenatal Day assessment (9-5 mon-fri): 01792 285214

Antenatal assessment (24hr service): 01792 286111

Singleton Hospital Main Switchboard: 01792 205666

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Have a healthy diet in pregnancy

A healthy diet is an important part of a healthy lifestyle at any time but is especially vital if you're pregnant or planning a pregnancy. Eating healthily during pregnancy will help your baby to develop and grow.

You do not need to go on a special diet, but it's important to eat a variety of different foods every day to get the right balance of nutrients that you and your baby need.

It's best to get vitamins and minerals from the foods you eat, but when you're pregnant you need to take a folic acid supplement as well, to make sure you get everything you need.

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/have-a-healthy-diet/

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Swansea Bay Bumps in the Road Breastfeeding Support Group on Facebook

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Swansea Bay Bumps in the Road Breastfeeding Support Group on Facebook

A space for families to discuss breastfeeding issues and support each other through their feeding journeys.

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Following the birth of your baby, you are incredibly likely to get pregnant again if you do not use contraception. Make sure after you have baby you use contraception to ensure that, if you want another baby in the future, it'll be at a time that is right for you.

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Find out about the different methods of contraception, where to get them and how well they work at preventing pregnancy.

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Swansea Bay UHB is re-introducing its Home Birth Service from 21st October.

More info coming soon…

https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/hospitals/a-z-services/maternity-services/home-births-and-npt-birth-centre-update-september-2024/

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Lots of very useful information for all aspects of pregnancy…

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How to look after yourself and your baby while you're pregnant.

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Erin Fung - hypnobirthing, pregnancy and antenatal educator on Instagram: "I tell my clients to PRACTICE hypnobirthing... but what dos that mean? One of my clients asked me to put together a daily checklist and here it is! What's on YOUR daily pregnancy prep schedule?

 #pregnancy #antenatal #20weekspregnant #pregnancyuk #positivebirth #hypnobirthing"

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117 likes, 0 comments - betterbirthuk on August 31, 2024: "I tell my clients to PRACTICE hypnobirthing... but what dos that mean? One of my clients asked me to put together a daily checklist and here it is! What's on YOUR daily pregnancy prep schedule?

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Evidence shows that paracetamol is the safest form of pain relief to take in pregnancy.

We recommend you avoid ibuprofen and see a doctor if you need stronger pain relief.

https://www.medicinesinpregnancy.org/leaflets-a-z/paracetamol/

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General information
Sadly, miscarriage and birth defects can occur in any pregnancy.

Miscarriage occurs in about 1 in every 5 pregnancies, and 1 in every 40 babies are born with a birth defect. This is called the 'background risk' and happens whether medication is taken or not.

Most medicines cross the placenta and reach the baby. For many medications this is not a problem. However, some medicines can affect a baby's growth and development.

If you take regular medication and are planning to conceive, you should discuss whether your medicine is safe to continue with your doctor/health care team before becoming pregnant. If you have an unplanned pregnancy while taking a medicine, you should tell your doctor as soon as possible.

If a new medicine is suggested for you during pregnancy, please make sure that the person prescribing it knows that you are pregnant. If you have any concerns about a medicine, you can check with your doctor, midwife or pharmacist.

Our Bumps information leaflets provide information about the effects of medicines in pregnancy so that you can decide, together with your healthcare provider, what is best for you and your baby.

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General information Sadly, miscarriage and birth defects can occur in any pregnancy. Miscarriage occurs in about 1 in every 5 pregnancies, and 1 in every 40 babies are born with a birth defect. This is called the 'background risk' and happens whether medication is taken or not.

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Welcome to Bumps

Bumps (Best Use of Medicines in Pregnancy) has been designed to provide freely available, reliable, evidenced-based and accurate information about the use of medicines in pregnancy.

Our aim is to help women make decisions regarding use of medicines in pregnancy that are best for both mother and baby.

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bumps - best use of medicine in pregnancy

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This website provides reliable, evidence-based, and accurate information about use of medicines in pregnancy, in the form of freely available patient information leaflets called 'Bumps ' leaflets are produced by the UK Teratology Information Service ( UKTIS), a not-for-profit national organisation hosted by the Newcastle upon Tyne hospital NHS Foundation Trust and funded by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on behalf of the UK Health Departments.

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All women should perform pelvic floor exercises on a daily basis, preferably three times a day.

For women who experience problems—such as bladder or bowel leakage, or pelvic organ prolapse—pelvic floor muscle exercises should be practised up to six times a day.

For many women, the first time that they hear about pelvic floor exercises is during, or soon after, their first pregnancy. This is an excellent time to start a pelvic floor exercise programme and is completely safe to do at any stage of pregnancy.

Squeezy empowers you to take control of your pelvic health. Designed by chartered physiotherapists you can be confident that your pelvic floor is in safe hands.

https://squeezyapp.com

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Safer sleep for babies, Support for families

The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offers emotional support for bereaved families

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The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offers emotional support for bereaved families