Information To Assist Professionals

COUNT THE KICKS™ aim to empower expectant Mums with knowledge and confidence throughout their pregnancy to ensure they call their Midwife or health care professional if they are ever concerned or worried. We aim to assist Midwives and healthcare professionals by ensuring Mums are making them aware of any health issues that could indicate a problem, and encourage Mums and Midwives to build relationships and have good communication throughout their pregnancy where possible.

 

We produce handy stickers to write your phone number on to give to Mums and ensure she knows who to contact if she is ever concerned or worried.

 

We like to share any relevants Publications and reports with Midwives ensuring Mums are given the correct most up to date advice is essential.

  

Current Guidelines & Advice

NICE Guidelines:

Antenatal Care (CG62) Issued March 2008

Multiple pregnancy: The management of twin and triplet pregnancies in the antenatal period (CG129) Issued Sept 2011

Hypertension in pregnancy: The management of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy

(CG107) Issued August 2010 Modified July 2011

Quitting smoking in pregnancy and following childbirth (PH26) Issued June 2010

Intrapartum care: Care of healthy women and their babies during childbirth (CG55) Issued September 2007

 

RCOG Greentop Guidelines:

Reduced Fetal Movements

 

 

Other Useful Guidelines and Publications:

Stillbirth-UK-fact sheet (Lancet Summary)

THE LANCET SERIES ON STILLBIRTHS

Reduced Movements and Placenta Dysfunction by Dr Alexander Heazell  MBChB(Hons) PhD MRCOG Clinical Lecturer in Obstetrics, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre

Outcomes of elective induction of labour compared with expectant management Published by:

Sarah J Stock, clinical lecturer and subspecialty trainee in maternal fetal medicine1,

Evelyn Ferguson, consultant obstetrician2,

Andrew Duffy, information analyst3,

Ian Ford, professor of biostatistics4,

James Chalmers, consultant in public health medicine3,

Jane E Norman, professor of maternal and fetal health1

 

 

 

Use our FREE STICKERS, POSTER &LEAFLETS to ensure your Mums are informed and confident: