Maternity

NHSL Guidelines
NHS Lanarkshire

In addition, please refer to Maternity Referral Pathways.

A&E ED and ECU Initial Assessment of Pregnant Women Attending those Services

Acute Fetal Bradycardia

Advice Prior to Anaesthetic for Elective Caesarean Section

AMU Admission Criteria

Anaemia in Pregnancy And Iron Transfusion Protocol 2023

Anaesthetic Management of the Pregnant Patient for Non-obstetric Surgery

Anaesthetic Assessment of High Body Mass Index in Pregnancy

Anal Sphincter Injury

Analgesia in the Postnatal Period

Antacid Prophylaxis for Maternity Patients

Antenatal HIV Screening Programme Protocol (Password-Protected)

Antenatal Magnesium Sulphate for Neuroprotection of the preterm infant

Antenatal Syphillis Screening Protocol (Password-Protected)

Anti-D Prophylaxis in Pregnancy

Antibiotics After Operative Vaginal Delivery to Prevent Sepsis

Aromatherapy Guideline for Midwives

Bacteriuria in Pregnancy

Bladder Care Intrapartum and Postpartum

Blood Sampling (Including Transfusion)

Breech Presentation In Pregnancy and External Cephalic Version Management

Caesarean Section General Guidelines

Caesarean Section Incision & Skin Preparation

Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy (Overt or Suspected)

Chickenpox in Pregnancy

Commercial Cord Blood Collection

Computerised CTG Guideline

Cord Prolapse

Corticosteroids Administration in the Antenatal Period to Reduce Neonatal Morbidity

Delayed Cord Clamping Guideline

Delivery of Breech by Caesarean Section

Domestic Abuse In Pregnancy

Ectopic Pregnancy Medical Management Integrated Care Pathway

ECV Counselling Checklist

Elective Caesarean Section for Breech Presentation Guideline

Erythrovirus B19 (Parvovirus) Guideline

Extremely Premature Infant (22-26 weeks Gestation)

Feeding in 1st 48 Hours

Fetal Fibronectin Testing June 2016

Fetal Macrosomia in Singleton Pregnancy: Screening and Management

GAP guidance Fetal Growth and SGA

GBS Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis

Gentamicin Chart

Gentle Method Caesarean Section

Gestational Diabetes Screening Guidelines in Lanarkshire

Group and Crossmatching Obstetric Procedures

Guidance for Outpatient Frenotomy (Division of Tongue-Tie) Procedure

Guideline for Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring in Labour

Guidelines For Serial Cervical Length Scanning

Hepatitis B Antenatal Screening Protocol (Password-Protected)

Homebirth Guideline

Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy

Hypoglycemia in Term Babies

Indication for the Presence on Labour Ward of Consultant at Obstetric Emergencies

Induction of Labour

Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy

Intrapartum Management of Vaginal Breech Delivery (in Women who Decline or are Unsuitable for Caesarean Section) & Management of Complications of Vaginal Breech Delivery

Kanmed Baby Warmer Guideline

Late Medical Termination Of Pregnancy & Miscarriage Medical Management Of Pregnancy 12 - 24 Weeks Gestation (Password-Protected)

Latent Phase of Labour

Lone Working Guideline

Low Dose Aspirin in Pregnancy

Low Vaginal Swab March 2019

Major Obstetric Haemorrhage Guideline Chart & Algorithm

Management of Diabetes and Delivery

Management Of Ectopic Pregnancy And Pregnancy Of Unknown Location July 2022

Management of Intrapartum Maternal-Pyrexia In Hospital

Management of Pregnant Women with a Raised Body Mass Index

Management Of Third Stage Of Labour

Managing Delay in the Second Stage of Labour March 2023

Maternal Death (Password-Protected)

Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy and Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Non-Attendance at Antenatal Clinics

Options and Costs of Burial/Cremation (Following Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death) (Password-Protected)

Oxytocin Use in Labour

Placenta Praevia and Placenta Accreta

Pre - Labour Rupture of the Membranes at Term

Preterm Labour

Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes

Procedures and Investigations Following Mid Trimester Pregnancy Loss (12-24weeks) (Password-Protected)

Pruritus Following Neuraxial Opiate Administration in Obstetric Patients

Recurrent Miscarriage

Reduced Fetal Movements

Referral for Antenatal Anaesthetic Review at University Hospital Wishaw

Reflex Haematinics Labels

Refusal Of Blood And Blood Components

Regurgitation and Suspected Aspiration of Gastric Contents

Repair of a Second Degree Perineal Tear

Retained Placenta March 2023

Sepsis In Maternity Patients Recognition And Immediate Management

Shoulder Dystocia

Skin to Skin Guideline

Spinal and Epidural Opioid Observation

Stillbirth Management (Password-Protected)

Surrogacy Guidelines

Thromboprophylaxsis in Pregnancy and Peurperium

Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy

Twin Pregnancies Intrapartum Management

Use of Progesterone Therapy in Pregnancy

Uterine Rupture (Suspected)

VRIII for Women with Diabetes During Labour and Delivery

VRIII for Women with Diabetes Receiving Antenatal Steroids for Fetal Reasons

Waterbirth Guideline

Weighing Guideline