Patient information

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All of the following documents are produced by Te Toka Tumai Auckland Hospital. If you have any feedback, please email hiws@adhb.govt.nz.

Maternity

Antenatal

• BadgerNotes Wahine and Whanau Guide QRC 086 [PDF, 1021 KB]
• DAU patient appointment and information leaflet [PDF, 431 KB]
• DAU practitioner information leaflet [PDF, 350 KB]
• Group B Streptococcus [PDF, 428 KB]
• Early pregnancy ultrasound [PDF, 428 KB]
• Fetal anatomy scan [PDF, 426 KB]
• Fetal echocardiogram [PDF, 597 KB]
• Intravenous (IV) Iron Infusions [PDF, 880 KB]
• Birth options after a previous caesarean section [PDF, 870 KB]
• Perineal massage leaflet [PDF, 377 KB]
• Preadmission leaflet - Caesarean section [PDF, 428 KB]
• Preadmission leaflet - cerclage [PDF, 413 KB]
• Pregnancy and parenting education classes [PDF, 698 KB]
• Walk In Centre leaflet [PDF, 457 KB]
• Your baby's movements and what they mean() (PZANZ, available in multiple languages)

Breastfeeding

• Nipple shields to support breastfeeding [PDF, 985 KB]
• Tongue Ties [PDF, 393 KB]
• Expressing breastmilk [PDF, 233 KB]
• Expressing colostrum antenatally [PDF, 669 KB]
• Breastfeeding and anaesthesia [PDF, 422 KB]
• Mastitis [PDF, 429 KB]

Diabetes

• Diabetes in pregnancy clinic information [PDF, 220 KB]
• Gestational Diabetes [PDF, 1.1 MB]
• GDM - what to eat after birth [PDF, 1.1 MB]
• Blood Glucose testing instructions for women [PDF, 229 KB]
• GDM Healthy Eating resource [PDF, 1.1 MB]
• GDM Healthy Eating Plate [PDF, 429 KB]
• Medication options for GDM [PDF, 232 KB]
• How to take Metformin [PDF, 229 KB]
• Welcome to our Diabetes in Pregnancy Service - Video()
• Testing your blood sugars - Video()
• Setting up your insulin pen - Video()
• Expressing colostrum - Video()
• Group teach session 1: What is diabetes? - Video() 
• Group teach session 2: Diabetes in pregnancy and your baby - Video()
• Group teach session 3: Diabetes in pregnancy and you - Video()

Labour and Birth

• • Assisted Vaginal Birth (Forceps and Ventouse) [PDF, 228 KB]
  • Coping with Labour [PDF, 1.2 MB]
  • External Cephalic Version ('Turning breech babies') [PDF, 430 KB]
  • Fetal Monitoring During Labour [PDF, 342 KB]
  • Induction of Labour [PDF, 272 KB]
  • Looking after early labour [PDF, 872 KB]
• Term Pre Labour Rupture of Membranes [PDF, 210 KB]
• Pre term Premature Rupture of Membranes [PDF, 248 KB]
• Remifentanil PCA- Pain Relief for labour [PDF, 458 KB]
• Small for gestational-age babies - information for parents [PDF, 436 KB]

• Things to bring to the hospital [PDF, 378 KB]
• Your Caesarean Section [PDF, 595 KB]

Miscarriage

• Managing your miscarriage - options for your care [PDF, 318 KB]
• Surgical Management of a Miscarriage [PDF, 946 KB]
• Losing a baby: Empty Arms [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Postnatal

• • Contraception options after birth [PDF, 389 KB]
  • Caring for the whenua [PDF, 765 KB]
  • IUD after birth [PDF, 449 KB]
  • Vitamin K for newborn babies [PDF, 430 KB]
  • Pregnancy/postnatal depression [PDF, 734 KB]
  • Breastcare After Baby Loss [PDF, 544 KB]
  • Self-monitoring of your blood pressure after birth [PDF, 993 KB]
  • Newborn pulse oximetry screening for parents [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Other

• Support for pregnant women under 20 years old [DOCX, 178 KB]
• Your introduction to Well Child Tamariki Ora [PDF, 366 KB]

Gynaecology

General

• Bartholin's Abscess [PDF, 281 KB]
• Cold Knife Cone Biopsy [PDF, 512 KB]
• Fibroids [PDF, 207 KB]
• Fibroid embolisation [PDF, 337 KB]
• Heavy bleeding and periods in-between [PDF, 250 KB]
• Hysteroscopy [PDF, 435 KB]
• Laparoscopy [PDF, 267 KB]
• Lichen Sclerosis [PDF, 298 KB]
• LLETZ treatment of the Cervix [PDF, 338 KB]
• LLETZ (General Anaesthesia) treatment of the cervix [PDF, 339 KB]
• Managing your Suprapubic Catheter at home [PDF, 1 MB]
• Minimally invaisive gynaecological surgery ultrasound [PDF, 280 KB]
• Ovarian Cysts [PDF, 329 KB]
• Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome [PDF, 174 KB]
• Take home advice following gynaecological surgery [PDF, 216 KB]
• Urodynamics study [PDF, 203 KB]
• Vulva Biopsy [PDF, 391 KB]

Gynaeoncology

• Minimally invasive surgery (gynae cancers) [PDF, 890 KB]
• Vulval Surgery. [PDF, 1.1 MB]