Local initiatives for pre-conception and very early pregnancy have been collected from the following local areas:
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NHS Borders
- NHS Borders provides a pregnancy assessment service at Borders General Hospital on an 8.30am - 4.30pm, Monday - Friday basis. All women experiencing early pregnancy concerns and/or complications are seen at the morning clinic and all women in later stages of pregnancy are seen at the afternoon clinic. The review team considered it good practice for early pregnancy complications to be seen at a different time to women who are more advanced in their pregnancy to avoid any potential distress for women who have experienced an early pregnancy loss.
For more information contact:Elaine Cockburn, Head of Midwifery Ann Forrest, Midwife
Tel: 01896 826733, Tel: 01896 826898,
Email: elaine.cockburn@borders.scot.nhs.uk or Email: ann.forrest@borders.scot.nhs.uk
NHS Fife
- The Board has produced an information DVD for women with diabetes who are planning a pregnancy. The DVD provides practical information on: pre-pregnancy preparation; early pregnancy care and management of hypoglycaemic episodes; mid pregnancy care and the reasons why an increase in insulin is necessary; birth; care and management of diabetes in the postnatal period; and breastfeeding advice.
- NHS Fife and NHS Lothian have established links to provide a 'virtual' clinic for patients with haematological disorders. Patients are given a dedicated appointment time in Fife as well as an appointment at the combined medical clinic in Edinburgh. Having been initially assessed in NHS Fife, the consultation is made by telephone between the consultant in NHS Fife and the consultant in NHS Lothian.
For more information contact:Catherine Cummings, Clinical Midwifery Nurse Manager
Forth Park Hospital
30 Bennochy Road, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5RA
Tel: 01592 643355, Email:catherine.cummings@faht.scot.nhs.uk
NHS Greater Glasgow
- Princess Royal Maternity Hospital was the first Scottish hospital to use a ‘babycam’ which lets bed-bound mothers see live pictures of their premature babies. This camera network allows mothers to see what is happening to their baby and this helps relieve the distress of being apart. The emotional reassurance from seeing their baby can help a mother to express breast milk which is important for the nourishment of the premature baby.
For more information contact:Alison Miller, Clinical Governance Co-ordinator
Tel: 0141 201 0702, Email: Alison.miller@yorkhill.scot.nhs.uk