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ACTIVATION DATE |
REVIEW DATE |
PATIENT LEAFLET |
| A |
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| Abduction of Babies, Policy for the Promotion of Safety/Prevention of |
2021 |
May 2025 |
|
| Acute Care Toolkit - Managing acute medical problems in pregnancy toolkit |
2019 |
N/A |
|
| Admin Process for Ratified Policies |
2018 |
N/A |
|
| Anaemia in Obstetrics including Iron Infusion - Management of Iron Deficiency |
Sep 2023 |
Sep 2024 |
|
|
Analgesia
Obstetric Anaesthesia Trainee Guidelines (also available on COIN)
Pain Relief in Labour
PCA for labour, Guideline for Remifentanil
|
2020
2021
2021
|
Jan 2022
Oct 2024
Mar 2024
|
|
| Anaphylaxis in Obstetrics |
2021 |
Oct 2024 |
|
|
Antenatal Care
AAU and ADAU Criteria
All Wales Midwifery Led Care Criteria
Day Assessment Unit, NPTH
DNA, Did not attend -Management of Women who fail to attend Appointments
(SOP) Antenatal Assessment Unit - Did not attend (DNA)
|
Mar 2024
2023
2016
2018
Mar 2024
|
Mar 2027
Feb 2025
Nov 2019
Sep 2021
Mar 2027
|
|
| Antenatal Screening for Blood Group, RhD status and Antibodies Pathway |
2024 |
N/A |
|
| Anti D Administration in Pregnancy |
2021 |
Jan 2024 |
|
| Aspirin in Pregnancy |
Mar 2024 |
Jun 2027 |
|
| B |
|
|
|
|
Bereavement
Care Pathway for Management of Intrauterine Death and Stillbirth over 24 weeks Gestation
Care Pathway for Management of Neonatal Death on Central Delivery Suite
Clinical Care Pathway for Management of Pregnancy Loss and Medical Termination of Pregnancy 12-23+6 weeks gestation
Clinical Care Pathway for the Pregnancy Loss and Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Abnormalities within Gynaecology Department within the First Trimester
|
2023
|
February 2025
|
Information to support parents following the loss of a pregnancy in the First Trimester
Information for Parents following the loss of your baby
Information to support parents following the decision to end their pregnancy for medical reason
|
| Bladder Care, Intrapartum |
2024 |
June 2027 |
|
| Blood - Management of blood glucose following steriods during pregnancy - CID440a |
2022 |
November 2025 |
|
| Bloodspot Screening - Newborn Bloodspot Screening Wales |
2023 |
N/A (live link) |
|
| BMI >30, Management |
24.10.2024 |
Nov 2027 |
|
| Breech Presentation, Management of |
November 2023 |
November 2026 |
|
| C |
|
|
|
|
Caesarean Birth Information
Caesarean Section, Guideline Techniques of
Appendix 1 - ChloraPrep
Appendix 2 -
Impacted fetal head algorithm 1
Impacted fetal head algorithm 2
Impacted fetal head algorithm 3
Impacted fetal head algorithm 4
Elective/ Maternal Request for Caesarean Section
Elective / Maternal Request of COVID Patients
Midwifery facilitated discharge following C-section
|
2023
Aug 2024
2022
Apr 2024
|
Jan 2026
Aug 2027
Mar 2025
Apr 2027
|
|
| Cardiac Arrest - Obstetric Adult Cardiac arrest algorithm guidelines, see resuscitation |
2021 |
January 2025 |
|
| Cell Salvage in Obstetrics |
2024 |
Sept 2027 |
|
| Cholestasis, Management of itching in pregnancy and obstetrics |
2023 |
July 2026 |
|
| Communication Through Maternity Services Pathways of Care |
2013 |
Oct 2016 |
|
| Completion and Maintenance of Maternity Records and Record Keeping |
2011 |
Jan 2013 |
|
| Cord Blood Sampling |
2023 |
May 2026 |
|
| Cord Prolapse, Management of |
2020 |
February 2023 |
|
| COVID19 emergency gynae pathway V8 21/04/2020 - SBUHB Intranet Access Only |
2020 |
N/A |
|
| COVID19 emergency gynae surgery V1 - SBUHB Intranet Access Only |
2020 |
N/A |
|
| CT Downtime at Singleton, SOP |
2021 |
N/A |
|
|
Datix
See How to Report an Incident Below
Trigger List for Clinical Incident
|
2021
2022
|
|
|
|
Diabetes in Pregnancy
Adult diabetic ketoacidosis treatment and monitoring chart
Adult Insulin administration record
Adult Variable Rate Insulin Infusion
Blood glucose monitoring chart for non-insulin treated patients
Diabetes in Labour
Diabetes, Management of Women
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Screening and management of gestational diabetes
Self administration policy for inpatient
Steroids in Pregnancy
|
December 2015
February 2012
December 2015
June 2017
August 2024
September 2022
2023
2023
April 2023
September 2022
August 2024
|
May 2024
July 2023
May 2024
July 2023
N/A
September 2025
March 2024
March 2024
April 2026
September 2025
N/A
|
|
| Domestic Abuse - Intranet Access Only |
N/A |
N/A |
|
| Echogenic bowel (isolated) |
2023 |
September 2026 |
|
| Ectopic Fetal Heart or Irregular Fetal Heartbeat |
2023 |
December 2026 |
|
|
Escalation Policies
- Obstetric Unit
- Community Intrapartum Services
|
February 2024 |
February 2025 |
|
|
Epilepsy – Management of women in pregnancy
Epilepsy Care in Pregnancy - antenatal - Appendix 4
|
2023
2023
|
May 2026
May 2026
|
|
| External Cephalic Version Protocol |
2020 |
February 2023 |
|
| Family and Friends, Midwives Providing Care to |
2019 |
January 2021 |
|
| Feeding - Guideline for Alternative Methods in the full term breastfed infant |
2019 |
August 2025 |
|
| Feeding, Antenatal Expressing of Breast Milk |
2021 |
September 2023 |
Information leaflet 2022-2024 |
| Feeding, Breastfeeding Support for Mothers Admitted to Hospital SOP |
January 2023 |
January 2025 |
|
| Feeding, Cleaning and disinfecting of breast set kits and breast pumps (GUIDELINE) |
2023 |
June 2026 |
|
| Feeding, Loan of Breast Pumps in the Community |
2021 |
September 2024 |
|
| Feeding, Infant |
2018 |
March 2021 |
|
| Feeding, Support of parents who use Nipple Shields - (Guideline) |
2023 |
September 2026 |
|
| Feeding, Reluctant Feeding in Healthy Babies >37 weeks |
2023 |
September 2026 |
|
| Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) (link to SB webpage) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
| Fetal Heart, Computerised CTG (cCTG) |
2023 |
July 2026 |
|
| Fetal Loss, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death |
2023 |
December 2023 |
|
| Fetal Movement, Altered (All Wales) |
2021 |
Sep 2024 |
|
|
Fetal Monitoring
Intermittent Auscultation
Fetal Monitoring
|
2024
2024
|
Mar 2027
August 2027
|
|
| Group B Streptococcus during Pregnancy, Policy for Management |
13.07.2021 |
May 2027 |
|
| Haemorrhage - Antepartum |
Dec 2023 |
Dec 2026 |
|
| Haemoglobin Carrier Results, Pathway to Providing to Women |
2018 |
September 2021 |
|
| Headache in Pregnancy, Flowchart |
2021 |
May 2027 |
|
| Hepatitis B Pathway, Neonatal & Infant |
2021 |
January 2024 |
|
| HIV in the Pregnant Woman, Guidelines for the Management of |
December 2023 |
November 2026 |
|
| How to Report an Incident Through Datix, A Short Guide |
2022 |
n/a |
|
| Hyperemesis, Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy Guideline |
2023 |
May 2026 |
|
|
Hyperstimulation, Management of Uterine
|
Apri 2024 |
Apr 2027 |
|
| Hypertensive Disorders, Management of during Pregnancy |
2023 |
January 2025 |
|
| I-P |
|
|
|
| Induction of Labour |
2024 |
August 2027 |
|
| Induction of Labour at Home Patient Leaflet |
2020 |
N/A |
|
| Infections and Rashes in Pregnancy (Antenatal Screening Wales) |
2019 |
N/A |
|
| Influenza, Seasonal in Pregnancy and Postpartum Period, Management of |
2018 |
July 2021 |
|
| Information sharing in pregnancy - pathway |
Dec 2023 |
Dec 2027 |
|
| Intrauterine Death and Stillbirth Over 24 weeks Gestation. |
2023 |
November 2025 |
|
| Intrapartum Care – First stage of labour (link to external site) |
NICE Guideline |
N/A |
|
| Intrapartum Care – Second stage of labour (link to external site) |
NICE Guideline |
N/A |
|
|
In-Utero Transfers
In-Utero Communication Form
|
2023
|
N/A
|
|
| Jump Call Procedure |
2024 |
May 2027 |
|
| K2 SOP - Escalation of system issues |
2023 |
NA |
|
|
Labour Guidelines
Labour, Eating and Drinking Guideline
Labour: Free Birthing (Unassisted)
Labour, Management of First Stage - NICE Guidance CG190
Labour, Management of Second Stage - NICE Guidance CG190
|
Apr 2024
2020
2017
2017
|
Apr 2027
Jun 2023
NA
NA
|
|
| Late Booking in Pregnancy |
2023 |
July 2026 |
|
| Latent Phase, Policy for Management of the |
2019 |
July 2022 |
|
| Latex Allergy, Obstetric Theatre (Singleton) |
2022 |
April 2025 |
|
| Lift Failure in West Ward Block, Singleton SOP |
2022 |
N/A |
|
| Magnesium Sulphate, Administration for Neuroprotection of Fetus |
2021 |
Nov 2027 |
|
| Maternal death, Policy in the event of |
Feb 2024 |
Feb 2027 |
|
| Mental Health Pathway |
2022 |
Sept 2025 |
|
| Mental Health - Maternity Mental Health Crisis Escalation (Flowchart) |
2022 |
Sep 2025 |
|
|
Midwifery Led Care - for Swansea Bay please see the Exception Brief.
(For all Wales Guideline - click here)
Antenatal Care Assessment - All Wales Guidance
Place of Birth Assessment - All Wales Guidance
|
2022 |
December 2025 |
|
| Midwife Guidance, Caring for friends or family |
2023 |
November 2025 |
|
| Midwife Sonographers - SOP for growth scan referrals |
2022 |
July 2024 |
|
| Multiple Pregnancy, Management of |
2022 |
December 2025 |
|
| Neonatal Death on Central Delivery Suite (Care pathway management) |
2023 |
November 2025 |
|
| Neonatal Examination, Midwife led |
2024 |
June 2028 |
|
| Obesity - Super obesity, Management of |
2022 |
September 2025 |
|
| Obstetric, Adult obstetric cardiac arrest algorithm guidelines, see resuscitation |
2021 |
January 2025 |
|
| Obstetric, Led Care - Booking for |
2023 |
July 2026 |
|
| Oligohydramnios - Management of |
2022 |
September 2025 |
|
|
Opiates guidelines
Intrathecal guideline
Post-neuraxial 4 hour Recovery
|
Sep 2023
Apr 2024
|
Sep 2026
Apr 2027
|
|
|
Pain Relief in Labour Patient Leaflet (CYM)
Pain Relief in Labour Patient Leaflet (ENG)
|
|
|
2022 |
| PELVIS, Renal pelvis dilatation (isolated) |
2023 |
September 2026 |
|
| Placenta, Pathway for Low-Lying, at Anomaly Scan in Midwifery Led Care |
2022 |
June 2025 |
|
|
Polyhydramnios, Management of
Appendix 1
|
2022 |
September 2025 |
|
|
Post Partum Haemorrhage
All Wales Guidance
Management of Major Obstetric Haemorrhage
|
2023
Dec 2023
|
Nov 2024
Dec 2026
|
|
| Perineal Trauma, Guideline for the Management and Repair |
2023 |
July 2026 |
|
| Pre-Eclampsia, Guideline for Management of Severe or Fulminating |
2020 |
February 2023 |
|
| Pre-Term Labour, Management of |
2018 |
November 2021 |
|
| Pre-Term Pre-Labour Rupture of Membranes (PPROM) |
2018 |
May 2021 |
|
| Pregnancy - Loss and Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Abnormalities within Gynaecology Department within the First Trimester - (Care pathway) |
2023 |
November 2025 |
|
| Pregnancy - Loss and Medical Termination of Pregnancy 12-23+6 Weeks Gestation |
2023 |
November 2025 |
|
| Prevention and Management of Third & Fourth Degree Tears |
2023 |
October 2026 |
|
| PV Blood Loss 14-20 Weeks, Flowchart |
2021 |
March 2024 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Q-Z |
|
|
|
| Responsibilities of the Team on Duty for Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
2020 |
March 2023 |
|
| Resuscitation, Obstetric Adult Cardiac Arrest algorithm, see Cardiac Arrest |
2021 |
January 2025 |
|
| Safeguarding Children within the Maternity Services |
2016 |
May 2019 |
|
| Safeguarding Children within the Maternity Services (Appendices Only) |
2016 |
N/A |
|
| Safer Infant Sleep Policy |
2023 |
September 2026 |
|
| Substance Misuse, Care of Pregnant Women |
2020 |
November 2023 |
|
| Maternity Sepsis Screening and Management Guidelines - Wales Maternity Network |
2018 |
N/A |
|
| Sepsis, Screening and Management - Hyperlinks for Antibiotic Use (external site) |
2018 |
N/A |
|
| Shoulder Dystocia, Management |
2024 |
September 2027 |
|
| Sonographers, Midwife for Growth Scan |
2023 |
August 2025 |
|
|
Swansea Bay Maternity SOP's
The use of the second Operating Theatre in Labour ward at Singleton Hospital
|
May 2024
|
May 2027
|
|
| Spontaneous Rupture of Membrane (SROM), Prelabour Management |
2021 |
September 2024 |
|
| Surrogate Pregnancy Guideline |
2020 |
July 2023 |
|
| Third and Fourth degree tear, Prevention and Management of |
Oct 2023 |
Oct 2026 |
|
| Third (3rd) Stage of Labour, Management |
2024 |
July 2027 |
|
| Thyroid Disorders in Pregnancy, Management |
2024 |
September 2027 |
|
| Transfers from Community and FMU - All Wales Guidance |
Apr 2023 |
Nov 2026 |
|
| Ultrasound Protocol |
2019 |
January 2022 |
|
| Umbilical Artery Doppler |
2021 |
March 2024 |
|
| Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - Guidance |
2018 |
April 2027 |
|
| Unbooked Women, Care of |
2020 |
November 2023 |
|
| Uterine Inversion Recognition and Management of |
2020 |
March 2026 |
|
| Uterus, Management of ruptured Uterus |
2020 |
July 2025 |
|
| Vaccines in Pregnancy |
2023 |
Live link - no expiry |
|
| Vaginal Birth after a Caesarean Section, VBAC |
2019 |
July 2022 |
|
| Vaginal birth, assisted |
2022 |
May 2025 |
|
| Vaginal birth, assisted documentation sheet |
2022 |
May 2025 |
|
| Ventriculomegaly (isolated) |
2023 |
September 2026 |
|
| VTE - Assessment Prophylaxis and Treatment of VTE in Pregnancy and Puerperium |
2022 |
March 2025 |
|
| VTE - Standard Operating Procedure Maternity Risk Assessment |
2022 |
January 2025 |
|
| Water Immersion for Labour and Birth |
2021 |
January 2024 |
|
| Zika Virus Infection and Pregnancy final v2 05.07.23. |
2023 |
April 2026 |
|