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Accessible Maternity Resources

Please see below a range of accessible maternity leaflets which have been localised for North East North Cumbria.

These have been co-developed and co-produced.

Easy Read Maternity Leaflets

  • A Guide to Pregnancy – Easy Read
  • How will my baby be born? – Easy Read
  • What is a Forceps birth? – Easy Read
  • What is a Ventouse birth? – Easy Read
  • C-Section Information Easy Read
  • C Section Consent form. – Easy Read
  • Contraception after having a baby – Easy Read
  • Contraception the Implant – Easy Read
  • Contraception condoms – Easy Read
  • Blood Test – Easy Read
  • What is a cannula? – Easy Read
  • Female Urinary Catheter – Easy Read
  • Easy read – Steriods in late pregnancy
  • Screening Tests for You & Your Baby (Gov UK)
  • Easy read - Your Maternity Records

Maternity Websites

  • Pregnancy & Birth Choices North East North Cumbria
  • Birthrights
Accessible Maternity Resources

Learning Disability Maternity Diamond Standards

The North East and Cumbria Learning Disability Network has been working in partnership with Public Health Prevention in Maternity colleagues,  Northern Clinical Maternity Network, the regional Local Maternity Systems and Geordie Mums a self advocacy group made up of mums with a learning disability, to improve the experiences of care of parents with a learning […]

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GP 6 – 8 week check up

This has been adopted from the North Cumbria work to make an easy read version of a GP 6 – 8 week post-natal check up.

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Learning Disability Maternity Diamond Standard Pathways & Workforce Education

On this page you are able to download the reasonably adjusted care pathways for women with a learning disability using maternity services. These pathways can be adopted and localised and are underpinned by a core set of values and principles. They include: Core set of values and principles Antenatal pathway Labour pathway Post-natal pathway (up […]

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Easy Read Maternity Passport, One Page Profiles, Birth Plan & Post-Natal Plan

On this page you will be able to download easy read versions: Full Maternity Health & Care Passport (including birth plan & post-natal plan) Individual easy read birth plan Individual easy read post-natal plan One page profile – about me One page profile – about my midwife All of these documents are editable PDF’s which […]

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