Department – M – Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

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	Maxillo Facial – Head and Neck Services
MX 005	Apicectomy
MX 004	Day case instructions
MX 006	Dressing plate instructions
MX 002	Exercises to Improve the Function of Jaw Joints and Reduce Associated Facial Pain
MX 010	Inhalation Sedation For Children v1
MX 001	Instructions following Extractions & Surgical Procedures v7
MX 007	Pre Sedation Instructions v7
MX 008	Removal Of Wisdom Teeth v6
DENTAL 009	Temporomandibular (jaw) joint problems
MX 003	The Care and wear of orthodontic appliance

	Microbiology
M 003	Gentamicin
M 001	Screening for CPE’s
M 002	Screening for CPE’s Pre-Op

	Maternity
OBS 004	Anti-coagulation in Pregnancy and the Post Partum Period
OBS 050	Colostrum harvesting – expressing your milk in the ante-natal period
GYN 021	Counselling Services – Obs & Gynae
OBS 039	External Cephalic Version (ECV)
OBS 055	Extreme Premature Delivery 22 to 26 week’s gestation
OBS 042	Gestational Diabetes
OBS 043	Induction of Labour
OBS 047	Infection in Babies
OBS 040	Information for Women Following Amniocentesis
EXTERNAL	We're for expectant parents, midwives and healthcare professionals
EXTERNAL	Labour Pains - Caesarean section information sheet
OBS 032	Monochrionic/Identical twins
OBS 038a	Perineal Trauma (Accessible)
OBS 051	Placental delivery – the 3rd stage of labour v5
OBS 091	Postnatal Exercises
OBS 092	Postnatal exercises (Pearl Suite) v4
OBS 046	Potential Risks/Problems in Giving Formula to a Breastfed Baby
OBS 034	Pregnancy Related Abdominal Diastasis
OBS 035	Preparing for your Caesarean Section Operation
OBS 056	Protecting your baby from low blood glucose v3
OBS 053	Raised BMI in Pregnancy – Anaesthetic Considerations
OBS 031	Ruptured Membranes Before Labour
OBS 048	Screening for Down’s, Edward’s and Patau’s Syndromes in Twin Pregnancies
OBS 052	Skin to Skin Contact
OBS 033	Twins and Multiple Pregnancies
OBS 028	Vaginal Birth following Caesarean Section
OBS 003	Vitamin K - New Born Babies v6
OBS 044	Your Diabetes – After Your Baby is Born
OBS 049	Your Glucose Tolerance Test

	National Leaflets Please note these are external leaflets over which we have no control
NATIONAL	Baby Movements in Pregnancy/A Guide to Baby Movements
NATIONAL	My Personal Maternity Care Choices
NATIONAL	Neonatal Jaundice
NATIONAL	Your Choice – Where to have your baby – for women having their first baby
NATIONAL	Your Choice – Where to have your baby – for women who have had a baby before

	Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Please note these are external leaflets over which we have no control
EXTERNAL	A Low-Lying Placenta after 20 weeks
EXTERNAL	A Third or Fourth Degree Tear during Child Birth
EXTERNAL	Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling
EXTERNAL	An assisted vaginal birth (ventouse or forceps)
EXTERNAL	Baby movements in pregnancy/A guide to baby movements
EXTERNAL	Birth options after previous caesarean section
EXTERNAL	Blood Transfusion, Pregnancy and Birth
EXTERNAL	Breech Baby at the End of Pregnancy
EXTERNAL	Chickenpox in Pregnancy
EXTERNAL	Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnancy
EXTERNAL	Obstetric Cholestasis
EXTERNAL	Pre-eclampsia
EXTERNAL	Shoulder Dystocia
EXTERNAL	Umbilical Cord Prolapse in Late Pregnancy
EXTERNAL	Understanding how risk is discussed in healthcare
EXTERNAL	Waters breaking early (PPROM)
EXTERNAL	Why your weight matters during pregnancy and after birth