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The leaflet provides details of the newly introduced maternity care model Continuity of Midwifery Carer. It should be shared and offered to the future parent as one of the maternity care options available in Northern Ireland.

This poster was created to be displayed and made available in antenatal clinics and hospitals.

This leaflet offers step-by-step guidance for health professionals on carbon monoxide screening for pregnant women, including the actions to take for various results, and provides information on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning for everyone.

It also provides contact details for stop smoking service providers across Northern Ireland.

The leaflet is distributed to all midwives by the antenatal managers in each Health and Social Care Trust.

This leaflet supports pregnant women who smoke to quit, in order to protect their health and the health of the unborn baby.

It explains the dangers posed by continuing to smoke during pregnancy and gives details on the wide range of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) options available.

It also provides contact details for stop smoking service providers across Northern Ireland.

The leaflet is given to women attending their 12 week antenatal appointment.  

Produced by Unicef and supported by the PHA, this leaflet is for parents who have a baby in neonatal care.

It covers feeding your baby, the importance of skin-to-skin contact, helping your baby’s development, getting involved, helping your baby to breastfeed and taking your baby home. It also provides useful contacts and support groups.

This leaflet is for pregnant women who have been diagnosed with syphilis. It provides information on the care pathway for these women, including referral to sexual health (GUM) clinics, treatment and long-term protection for the baby.

Printing instructions are provided in a PDF below.

This leaflet gives information on the blood tests that are normally offered and recommended at the first antenatal visit. These tests look for possible health problems that could affect the mother’s health and the health of the baby. Only one sample of blood is needed to do all six tests. The tests are done by consent and this leaflet should help pregnant women make their decision.

This resource explains why smoking while pregnant is harmful for both mother and baby, highlights the health effects of passive smoking after birth and provides advice to help women stop smoking, including information about nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).