Maternity patient leaflets

 

This page lists leaflets produced or used by our department. Each leaflet is reviewed at least every three years to make sure it is kept up to date.

Stem cell collection from the umbilical cord.docx

Description:
This information sheet is designed to offer information to families who are considering private (commercial) umbilical cord blood collection following the birth of their baby at St Thomas' Hospital.

Sterilisation at the time of caesarean section

Description:
This information sheet aims to answer some of the questions you may have if you are considering sterilisation at the time of caesarean section. It explains the benefits, risks and alternatives of the procedure as well as what you can expect when you come to hospital.

Termination of pregnancy following fetal abnormality - Medical termination from 14 weeks to 17 weeks and six days gestation

Description:
This leaflet aims to explain what will happen if you decide to end your pregnancy between 14 weeks and 17 weeks and six days after conception.

Termination of pregnancy following fetal abnormality - Surgical termination of pregnancy at seven to 14 weeks gestation

Description:
This leaflet aims to explain what will happen if you decide to end your pregnancy between seven and 14 weeks gestation.

Tongue-tie - Correcting your baby's tongue-tie

Description:
This leaflet explains about your child's tongue-tie and how we correct it. This leaflet only refers to the procedure concerning babies younger than three months of age.

Transvaginal cervical cerclage

Description:
This leaflet explains more about transvaginal cervical cerclage, a procedure to prevent the cervix opening too early in pregnancy.

ultrasound detection of fetal gastroschisis

Description:
The aim of this leaflet is to answer your questions if you have had an ultrasound scan and have been informed that your developing baby has gastroschisis.
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Information about caesarean section

About requests for caesarean sections (PDF 67Kb)

Leaflets by the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Mental health in pregnancy

Postnatal depression

Postpartum psychosis

Our research

Research we support

iFIND: intelligent Fetal Imaging and Diagnosis - finding new technologies that allow scanning to be carried out with multiple ultrasound probes and improved fetal ultrasound imaging through automated image processing.

Developing Human Connectome Project(dHCP) - aiming to make major scientific progress by creating the first 4-dimensional connectome of early life.