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Abbreviations in maternity  Hywel Dda (Exp 2027)        
Abdominal Hysterectomy (see hysterectomy)          
Abdominal Repair (see Prolapse)          
Abduction of babies

Aneurin Bevan (Exp 2027)

Powys (Exp 2024)

Swansea Bay (Exp 2025)

       
Abortion (see Termination)      

 

 
Accidentally Dropped Neonatal Babies (or Fall) Hywel Dda 2025        
Acute Care Toolkit - Managing acute medical problems in pregnancy toolkit Swansea Bay (Exp N/A)        
Adoption and Resource Impact Assessment spreadsheet_ (002) (Guideline)   All Wales 2023      
Admin Process for Ratified Policies Swansea Bay (Exp N/A)        
Admissions, Maternity to A&E or Non Obstetric

  Aneurin Bevan 2015

       
Alpha-Thalassaemia Swansea Bay 2025 All Wales Antenatal Screening Pathway      
Altered Fetal Movement (see Fetal Movement)

 

       
Alternative Methods of feeding for breastfed babies (See Feeding)          
Amniocentesis
and Chorionic Villus Sampling
(also Chorionic Villus Sampling)
    RCOG Green-top Guideline No.8   Antenatal Screening Wales
Amnisure, SOP for its use (See also Rupture of Membranes) Cwm Taf (Exp 2027)        
Anaemia (see Iron Deficiency and Sickle Cell)        

 

Anaesthesia , Epidural (See Epidural)          
Anaesthesia, Obstetric
 
 
also available on COIN
 

RCoA Guidance

OAA/ AAGBI Guidelines

   
Anaesthesia, Referral to High Risk Clinic

Aneurin Bevan (Exp 2023)

Cardiff & Vale 2024

       

Analgesia,

In Labour

 

 

 

Remifentanil

 

Swansea Bay (Exp 2024)

 

 

Aneurin Bevan (Exp 2018) 

 

Swansea Bay (Exp 2027)

     

 

Swansea Bay (Exp 2025) (CYM)

Swansea Bay (Exp 2025) (ENG)

 

 

 

Anaphylaxis in Obstetrics  Swansea Bay 2025        
Ankyloglossia (See Tongue-tie Assessment)      

 

 
Anomaly scan, Between 18 weeks and 20 + 6 weeks gestation Cardiff & Vale 2025        
Antenatal Appointment (See DNA - Did Not Attend)          
Antenatal Assessment

 Aneurin Bevan 2020

Cwm Taf Morgannwg 2019

Hywel Dda (Exp 2027)

Swansea Bay (Exp 2027)

 

       
Antenatal care

Cardiff & Vale (Exp 2027)

Cwm Taf 2025

Swansea Bay 2021 (use All Wales Guideline)

All Wales 2021

NICE Pathway: Antenatal care overview

 

NICE Guideline: NG201

 

 

 
 
Antenatal Care for uncomplicated pregnancies Powys (Exp 2026)        
Antenatal Care, Women Who Fail to Attend
 
 
 
 
 
 
       
Antenatal Corticosteroids to Reduce Neonatal Morbidity    

RCOG Green-top Guideline no. 74

NICE Guidance: NG25

 

 
Antenatal Hand Expressing of Colostrum

Cwm Taf 2025

Hywel Dda (Exp 2025)

Powys (Exp 2027)

     

Cwm Taf (Exp 2025)

Swansea Bay 2022

Antenatal Invasive Diagnostic Testing Cardiff and Vale (Exp 2027)        
Antenatal Paediatric Referral Pathway Hywel Dda 2026        
Antenatal Referral to EPAU Cardiff & Vale (Exp N/A)        
Antenatal Screening

Aneurin Bevan 2018 

Cardiff & Vale

Cwm Taf - All Wales 2023 

Swansea Bay

    Antenatal Screening Wales Policy and Standards 
Antepartum Haemorrhage (See Haemorrhage)          

Anti D Prophylaxis

 

 

 

Aneurin Bevan (Exp 2026)

Cardiff & Vale (Exp 2026)

 Hywel Dda (Exp 2024)

Swansea Bay (exp 2024)

Powys 2023

 

RCOG Guideline No.22

   
Antimicrobial Guidelines Swansea Bay 2024        
Aromatherapy 

Aneurin Bevan 2025

Cardiff & Vale (Exp 2027)

       
Aspirin in Pregnancy

Hywel Dda 2025

Powys (Exp 2026)

Swansea Bay (Exp 2027)

     

Hywel Dda (Exp 2026)

Swansea Bay - English (Exp 2026)

Swansea Bay - Welsh (Exp 2026)

Assessment Unit - Operational Guideline for the Obstetric Assessment Unit Cardiff & Vale (Exp 2027)        
Assisted Vaginal Birth,
(see Vaginal Birth, Assisted)
         
Asthma in Pregnancy

Aneurin Bevan 2025

Cwm Taf 2025

Hywel Dda (Exp 2027)

       
Atrophic Vaginitis         Cardiff & Vale 2022
Augmentation of Labour Hywel Dda (Exp 2028)        
Auscultation (See Intermittent Auscultation)