Maternity Information Pack - Rotunda Hospital

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2 This chapter gives you some useful information to make sure that you and your baby stay healthy during your pregnancy. Healthy eating during pregnancy Healthy eating is important for everyone, but it is particularly important as you are trying to grow a healthy baby. What you eat and drink may impact on you and your baby’s health for a lifetime. Make sure you are getting the nutrition you need by reading the ‘Healthy Eating for Pregnancy’ booklet from the Health Service Executive (HSE). Why an iron rich diet is important While you are pregnant it is important that you have enough iron. If you don’t have enough iron in your diet you can get anaemia or low levels of iron in your blood. If you are anaemic, you may feel tired, short of breath and have no energy. You can improve your levels of iron by eating foods high in iron every day as well as having a healthy diet. Eating a diet that has lots of iron rich foods, such as red meat, fortified breakfast cereals, eggs, green vegetables and beans or pulses should be enough for most women. If you are still anaemic after eating more iron rich foods, then your doctor may prescribe iron supplements for you. You should ideally take these with 28
orange juice, which is rich in vitamin C and will help your body to absorb the iron. Some women can feel some side effects from iron supplements such as constipation or mild stomach cramps. If this happens, try taking the tablets every second or third day at first. Then gradually increase the tablets over two to three weeks, until you are able to take one every day. If you buy natural iron supplements, that are available over the counter from pharmacies and health food stores, you must take these with orange juice or another source of vitamin C. You should only take these if you have mild anaemia and not if you have a very big drop in your iron levels. Iron supplements can stop some blood pressure medications or thyroid medications from working properly. Take your iron tablet and any medications you have been prescribed at least two hours apart. Ways to get more iron in your diet: You should include one serving of these high iron foods every day: • beef • corned beef • lamb or mutton • pork • salmon (two to three times a week) • tuna - up to 280 grams (drained) a week • sardines You should include one or more of these good iron sources with each meal: • eggs • wholemeal bread • iron fortified breakfast cereals: Special K, Bran Flakes, All-Bran • dark green leafy vegetables: cabbage, brussels sprouts, spinach, kale, broccoli • beans: kidney, chick peas, baked beans, peas, or pulses like lentils • dried fruit: apricots, raisins, sultanas, prunes 2 29
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Page 4 and 5: 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 Part 2 Preparing
Page 6 and 7: We have put together this informati
Page 8 and 9: 1 Welcome to the Rotunda Hospital C
Page 10 and 11: 1 Strategic objectives In developin
Page 12 and 13: 1 Sometimes you can simply tell the
Page 14 and 15: 1 Management of patient information
Page 16 and 17: 1 Chaplaincy service There is a lay
Page 18 and 19: 1 Safety and security Hospital secu
Page 20 and 21: 1 Infection prevention and control
Page 22 and 23: 1 All hospital staff receive traini
Page 24 and 25: 1 City bus routes All direct routes
Page 26 and 27: 1 Rotunda Hospital contact details
Page 30 and 31: 2 Vitamin C helps you absorb iron i
Page 32 and 33: 2 32 Dinner: 60 g (2 oz) cooked mea
Page 34 and 35: 2 Foods to avoid during pregnancy Y
Page 36 and 37: 2 Your emotional and mental wellbei
Page 38 and 39: 2 Depression While most women feel
Page 40 and 41: 2 Physical activity The more active
Page 42 and 43: 2 • Yoga improves deep breathing,
Page 44 and 45: 2 Things to avoid during pregnancy
Page 46 and 47: 2 Work and travel Coping at work Yo
Page 48 and 49: 3 Pregnancy is one of the most impo
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Page 52 and 53: 3 sickness is the most talked about
Page 54 and 55: 3 54 By the 26th week the volume of
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Page 58 and 59: 3 With your growing womb you may ha
Page 60 and 61: 4 For most women pregnancy and birt
Page 62 and 63: 4 Community based midwife led care
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Page 66 and 67: 5 The purpose of antenatal care is
Page 68 and 69: 5 • check for sexually transmitte
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5 If your due date arrives and you
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6 Parent education classes Parent e
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6 Information on breastfeeding The
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6 84 For mothers 14. The baby’s s
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6 Men’s thoughts during pregnancy
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6Coming home after the birth Take s
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7 Sometimes, the changes in your bo
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7 Heartburn This is caused by the h
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7 Swollen ankles and hands This usu
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7 Bleeding Vaginal bleeding can occ
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7 Assessment and emergency unit The
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8 Labour and the birth of your baby
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8 Bag for your stay in hospital For
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8 Pain - very early in labour, you
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8 When to contact the hospital Ther
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9 Here at the Rotunda, we believe t
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9 Spontaneous labour There is no ri
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9 Very occasionally, the prostin ge
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9 Monitoring your baby’s wellbein
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9 Warm or cold pack Warm or cold pa
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9 Second stage of labour The second
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9 Sometimes it is possible for your
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9 Immediate care of your baby after
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9 Immediate care of you after birth
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10 You and your baby in the postnat
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10 Breast changes You will experien
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10 The sooner you are up and about
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10 Postnatal exercises The pelvic f
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10 things easy. You should avoid an
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10 Using an exercise ball 1. Sit on
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10 The doctor’s check A doctor fr
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10 Guthrie test This test is also k
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10 Birth notification and registrat
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10 144 it correctly and safely into
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10 You may not have a bowel motion
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10 Patch The ‘patch’ is 99% eff
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10 It can also be a sign of postnat
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10 Early days at home with your bab
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10 Preventing cot death or sudden i
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10 Frequently asked questions about
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10 Why is my baby crying? Crying is
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10 Babies who are more than six wee
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11 The feeding question The Rotunda
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11 10. Breastfeeding delays the dev
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11 After about three days your brea
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11 168 Your baby’s position There
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11 Tips for successful breastfeedin
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11 Breastfeeding is nature’s way
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11 When expressing, you can encoura
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11 Follow the manufacturer’s inst
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11 Preparing baby’s bottles It is
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11 7. 8. 9. 10. 180 Test Temperatur
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11 Vitamin D supplements for all ba
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12 While most babies are in good he
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12 Breastfeeding Our hospital is ac
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13 Adoption Adoption board of Irela
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13 Pregnancy loss Miscarriage assoc
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