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This leaflet provides information and reassurance to people who want to know more about back pain relief during labour.

This scan is a screening test used to check for physical abnormalities and to assess the baby for 11 different conditions that may be detected before birth.

Combined screening is a test offered to all women between 11 weeks and two days and 14 weeks and one day to help identify pregnancies that have a higher chance of being affected with one of three chromosome conditions: Down’s syndrome (trisomy 21), Edward’s syndrome (trisomy 18) and Patau’s syndrome (trisomy 13).

CVS and amniocentesis are the only way a chromosomal abnormality can be diagnosed with certainty during pregnancy.

This scan is used for people who do not wish to have screening for Down’s, Edwards or Patau’s syndrome, or who are thought to be more than 14 weeks into their pregnancy.

A Deep Vein Thrombosis (or a DVT) is a blood clot that forms in one of the deep veins in the body, usually in the leg (calf or thigh) or pelvis.

This is a nurse led specialist unit for women who experience problems in early pregnancy.

The aim of the Enhanced Recovery Programme (ERP) is to get patients back to full health as quickly as possible after a caesarean.