Maternity services
Our hospitals provide maternity care for more than 8,000 women every year
Patient information leaflets (Maternity)
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Notts Help yourself (Nottingham Council)
Nottinghamshire is a great place to bring up a family, where children get the best possible start in life and families are supported to make informed and healthy lifestyle choices for themselves and their children. Here you will find information and advice around the topic of pre-birth:
NUH Specific leaflets
Documents
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| Name | Size/Type | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Guide to Emotions After Childbirth | 1245KB PDF | 24 Jun 2025 |
Consultant clinic information
External organisations leaflets
Blood Group, Iron and Blood Transfusion
Multiple Pregnancy and Fetal Maternal Medicine
Healthy Lifestyle and Physiotherapy
Being Overweight in Pregnancy and After Birth
Physio - Exercise and Advice after pregnancy POGP Pelvic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Physiotherapy
Pilates in Women's Health Physiotherapy POGP Pelvic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Physiotherapy
Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain POGP Pelvic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Physiotherapy
Fit for Birth - essential exercises and helpful advice
Fit for the Future - essential advice and exercises following childbirth
The Pelvic Floor Muscles – A Guide for Women
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
Birth Planning - Induction of Labour and Caesarean Birth
Hypertension, Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia
Medical Conditions in Pregnancy
Council information
Fetal Well Being, Movements and Growth
Newborn and Discharge Information
NUH Maternity Discharge Video 1
NUH Maternity Discharge Video 3
NUH Maternity Discharge Video 4
Caring for Your baby at Night Unicef.org.uk
Register a birth | Nottinghamshire County Council
Register a Birth - Nottingham City Council
Lullaby Trust publications - The Lullaby Trust
Parent Leaflets - Positional Talipes | Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists
Skin-to-skin contact with your newborn - Start for Life - NHS
Lullaby Trust, safer sleep for premature and low birth weight babies
Pregnancy and Birth Advice
Assisted Vaginal Birth (Ventouse or Forceps) https://www.rcog.org.uk/for-the-public/browse-all-patient-information-leaflets/assisted-vaginal-birth-ventouse-or-forceps/
Placenta Praevia, Placenta Accreta and Vasa Praevia
Pregnancy Sickness (Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy and Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Chickenpox and pregnancy | RCOG
Reducing your Risk of Perineal Tears
Group B Streptococcus in Pregnancy and Newborn Babies https://www.rcog.org.uk
Whooping Cough and Pregnancy https://www.gov.uk
BUMPS — Best Use Of Medicines in Pregnancy - bumps - best use of medicine in pregnancy (medicinesinpregnancy.org)
Female genital mutilation: the facts - GOV.UK
Hope4U www.hope4u.co.uk
Start for Life (leaflets and information)
Low-Lying Placenta (Placenta Praevia) | Tommy's (tommys.org)
Healthy Family Teams | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Umbilical cord prolapse in late pregnancy | RCOG
Leaflet: Group B Streptococcus in Pregnancy & Newborn Babies
Maternity exemption certificates | NHSBSA
