Antenatal, Labour/Birth and Postnatal Information
(NB may have other trusts' local information)
Norfolk and Waveney LMNS Multilingual maternity resources (padlet.com)
Multilingual Maternity Resources - 48 different languages from Afrikaans to Yoruba (padlet.com)
Pregnancy Care Transfer Card
Pregnancy Care Transfer Card - Welcome (southeastclinicalnetworks.nhs.uk)
Royal college Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG)
Leaflets in:
• Acute Pelvis inflammatory disease
• Early Miscarriage
• Being overweight in pregnancy and afterbirth
• Gestational diabetes
• Pre eclampsia
• When your waters break early (PPROM)
• Care of 3rd or 4th degree tear that occurred during childbirth
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Polish translations - Polskie tłumaczenia | RCOG
Maternity rights information
Maternity rights information translated - Maternity Action
Diabetes information and videos
Diabetes information in different languages | Diabetes UK
Antenatal
Pregnancy and newborn screening information
• Introduction and summary animation
• Infectious diseases
• Sickle cell and thalassaemia
• Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome
• 11 physical conditions (20-week scan)
• Diabetic eye screening
• Eyes, heart, hips and testes (physical examination)
• Hearing loss
• Blood spot
Badania przesiewowe dla Ciebie i Twojego dziecka - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Group B Streptococcus information
Group B Strep information in your own language - Group B Strep Support
Reduced fetal movement - Tommy's
Leaflet and banner: Feeling your baby move is a sign that they are well | Tommy's
Pre ecalmpsia
Action on Pre Eclampsia essential pregnancy information, postnatal recovery from pre-eclampsia
Downloadable patient information on pre-eclampsia - Action on Pre-eclampsia
Sand Bereavement Booklet
Sands Bereavement Support Book | Sands - Saving babies' lives. Supporting bereaved families.
Domestic abuse
Women’s Aid Domestic Abuse Support Information
Additional Languages - Women’s Aid
Pain relief in labour
Comparison card FAQ
Epidural information card
Epidural video
Anaesthesia for caesarean delivery FAQ
Commonly needed phrases
High BMI and anaesthetics
Headache after epidural or spinal
Polish | Polski - Labour Pains
Post natal
Breast feeding and bottle feeding
UNICEF leaflet
Foreign language resources - breastfeeding - Baby Friendly Initiative
Newborn hearing screening
Badanie słuchu noworodka: wizyta dziecka w poradni audiologicznej - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Safer Sleep Lullaby Trust
easy read card
Lullaby Trust publications - The Lullaby Trust
Baby crying support - ICON resources
Translatable resources - ICON Cope
Local services
Wirral Change – for all ethnic minority people
Wirral Change, St Laurence’s School, St Laurence Drive, Birkenhead CH41 3JD
Phone: 0151 649 8177
Offers a range of support including:
Translation and interpreting, health and wellbeing, immigration/EUSS, employment support, English lessons and community groups.
Wirral Multicultural Organisation
Wirral Multicultural Organisation, Wirral Multicultural Centre, 111 Conway Street, Birkenhead, Wirral CH41 4AF
Tel: 0151 792 5116
Email: info@wmo.org.uk
A key focus is to support more vulnerable people from ethnic minority backgrounds by providing language support, advocacy, social support and activities, assistance to access primary care services and including advice and education services.