Maternity Guidelines, Protocols and Polices

Disclaimer: The Grampians Region Health Collaborative (GRHC) does not accept any liability to any person for the information (or use of such information) which is provided in these documents or incorporated into them by reference. GRHC provide this information on the understanding that all persons accessing it take responsibility for assessing its relevance and accuracy.

Abbreviations: BHS = Ballarat Health Services

Labour and Birth

• Accoucher (BHS)
• Artificial Rupture of Membranes (ARM) (BHS)
• Caesarean Section - Urgency, Coding and Response(BHS)**Under Review**
• Diabetes In Pregnancy - Screening for Gestational Diabetes (BHS)**New**
• Diabetes In Pregnancy - Management of Gestational Diabetes (Antenatal Care)(BHS)**NEW**
• Diabetes In Pregnancy - Management of Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (Antenatal Care)(BHS)** New**
• Diabetes in Pregancy - Antenatal Admission(BHS)** New**
• Diabetes in Pregnancy - Labour and Birth Care(BHS)** New**
• Diabetets in Pregnancy - Postnatal Care(BHS)** New**
• Eclamptic Seizures (BHS)
• Emergency Hysterotomy in Maternal Cardiac Arrest(BHS)
• Fetal Fibronectin(BHS)
• Group B Streptococcus - Maternal Screening and Treatment(BHS)
• Group B Streptococcus (GBS) - Prevention and Management of Neonatal Sepsis(BHS)
• Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy(BHS)
• Induction of Labour (RWH)
• Magnesium Sulphate Infusion in Midwifery(BHS)
• Massive Transfusion(BHS)
• Non-detection of Fetal Heart Sounds(BHS)
• Obstetric Emergency Response(BHS)
• Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) in Labour Using Remifentanyl(BHS)
• Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia (Labour Ward Only)(BHS)
• Postpartum Haemorrhage (BHS)**Updated**
• Pre-eclampsia (PE)(BHS)
• Prelabour Rupture of Membranes (PROM)(BHS)
• Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes (PPROM) (BHS)
• Retained Placenta(BHS) **Updated**
• Rh D Immunoglobulin Adminstration (BHS) **Updated**
• Tocolysis-Preterm Labour and Inhibition of Established Labour  
• Support Persons in Labour Ward(BHS)
• Syntocinon Infusions(BHS)
• Syntocinon Infusions(BHS)
• Water Injections (Labour Analgesia)(BHS)

Neonatal

• Fetal and Neonatal Death (BHS)
• Identification of the Newborn
• Nasal CPAP (Paediatric) (BHS)
• Neonatal Hypoglycaemia - Prevention and Management**New**
• Neonatal Jaundice (hyperbilirubinaemia)** New**
• Neonatal Observations**Updated**
• CPR - Neonatal Basic Life Support **Under Review**
• Neonatal Sepsis - Prevention and Management (BHS)
• Oral Sucrose(BHS)

Breastfeeding and Infant Feeding

• Artificial Feeding and the Healthy Term Newborn(BHS)**New**
• Breastfeeding Aids - Nipple Shields(BHS)
• Breastfeeding Policy(BHS)
• Breastfeeding Challenges - Low Supply(BHS)
• Breastfeeding Challenges - Mastitis and Breast Abcess(BHS)
• Breastfeeding Challenges - Nipple Problems(BHS)
• Breastfeeding Challenges - Oversupply(BHS)
• Breastfeeding Challenges - Thrush(BHS)
• Breastfeeding Challenges - Management of Tongue-tie (Akyloglossia)(BHS)**NEW**
• Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace(BHS)
• Breastfeeding and the Healthy Term Newborn(BHS)
• Breastmilk - Ingestion by Wrong Infant(BHS)
• Expressed Breast Milk - Alternative Feeding Methods(BHS)
• Expressed Breastmilk - Antenatal Expression of Colostrum(BHS)**NEW**
• Expressed Breast Milk - Storage, Transport and Checking Procedures(BHS)
• Expressed Breast Milk - Methods of Expressing(BHS)
• Presence of Infants in Post Anaesthetic Recovery Following Birth in Operating Suite(BHS)
• Supplementary Feeding of the Breastfed Baby(BHS)
• Suppression of Lactation(BHS) **NEW**

Under Development

• Obesity in Pregnancy
• Induction of labour
• Chemical Dependency in Pregnancy
• Orogastric/Nasogastric feeding
• Vaginal Birth after Cesearean Section (VBAC)
• Cord Blood Speciman Collection

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