Patient resources

Your maternity service – ‘Health for Under 5s’ website

Multiple pregnancy

Information and advice after birth

When you have a large for gestational age (LGA) baby in pregnancy

Perineal scar massage after a tear or cut in childbirth

Caring for your newborn baby

Having a coil fitted during a caesarean section for birth control

Expressing first breast milk (colostrum) from 36 weeks of pregnancy for when your baby is born

Please use this leaflet under the guidance of your midwife or neonatal team.

Aspirin in pregnancy

When you are at risk of early labour (threatened preterm labour)

Birth control options after having a baby

Caring for your emotional wellbeing after becoming a parent

Female genital cutting or mutilation (FGM)

Monitoring your blood pressure after pregnancy

Anaemia in pregnancy

Having a cervical stitch (cerclage) in pregnancy

Treatment for low iron with an infusion during or after pregnancy

Drug and alcohol use in pregnancy

Your maternity service (before, during and after – ‘Health for Under 5s’ website)

Discover support, advice and information from University Hospitals of Leicester's Maternity Service to help you throughout your pregnancy and beyond.

What to expect if we need to start your labour (induction)