Please click on the following links for information pamphlets written or selected by Counties Manukau Health maternity staff:

• Amniocentesis and CVS (PDF, 255.9 KB)
  Aug 2019
• Routine Antenatal Anti-D Prophylaxis (PDF, 485.5 KB)
  Information for pregnant women who are Rh(D) negative.
  Provided by nzblood.co.nz
  2020
• Antenatal Classes (PDF, 562.5 KB)
  Find out where to get FREE classes when you're expecting a baby.
  2021
• Antenatal Steroids for Preterm Babies (PDF, 133.4 KB)
  Find out when and why corticosteroids are used during pregnancy.
  2017
• Breastfeeding Support in the Community (PDF, 410.5 KB)
  November 2019
• Breech baby - External Cephalic Version (PDF, 175.1 KB)
  May 2017
• Caesarean Section (PDF, 437.2 KB)
  March 2015
• Chickenpox in Pregnancy (PDF, 139 KB)
  Dec 2018
• Community Birth Unit (PDF, 3.8 MB)
  Information on the community based (primary) birthing units in Counties Manukau
• Contraception: Options for Family Planning (PDF, 632.6 KB)
  July 2020
  Women can opt to have a long acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) inserted free of charge after the birth of their baby. Ask your Midwife or GP before baby is 3 months old.
  Vasectomy Service
  Funded vasectomy is available to the partners of women who have had a baby in Counties Manukau during the previous six months and are certain their family is complete. Referral is from your Midwife or GP.
• Cord Care and Belly Button Pito Care (PDF, 159.4 KB)
  Oct 2018
• Covid-19, Influenza & Boostrix Vaccinations (PDF, 1,009.1 KB)
  Find out about getting Covid-19, Influenza and Boostrix vaccinations while you are pregnant.
  Sep 2021
• Covid-19 Vaccination (Samoan) (PDF, 839.8 KB)
  Find out about getting a Covid-19 vaccination while you are pregnant. In Samoan & English.
  Sept 2021
• Covid-19 Vaccination (Tongan) (PDF, 837.5 KB)
  Find out about getting a Covid-19 vaccination while you are pregnant. In Tongan & English.
  Sept 2021
• Diabetes During Pregnancy (PDF, 131.7 KB)
  Oct 2015
• Coping with the early stages of labour (PDF, 158.9 KB)
  Dec 2016
• Eligibility for Free Maternity Care in NZ (PDF, 423.8 KB)
  Sept 2018
• Eligibility for Free Maternity Care in NZ - Samoan (PDF, 98 KB)
  June 2017
• Eligibility for Free Maternity Care in NZ - Tongan (PDF, 93.3 KB)
  June 2017
• Epilepsy and Pregnancy (PDF, 152.5 KB)
  March 2020
• Group B Streptococcus (PDF, 143.4 KB)
  Mar 2019
• Induction of Labour (PDF, 670 KB)
  Learn why and how labour may be induced at Middlemore Hospital.
  August 2022
• Iron and Anaemia in Pregnancy (PDF, 120.4 KB)
  2019
• Jaundice in the Newborn Baby (PDF, 164.7 KB)
  Jan 2020
• Morning Sickness in Pregnancy (PDF, 117.7 KB)
  July 2019
• Baby's Movements Matter (PDF, 825.1 KB)
  Learn about baby's movements in pregnancy and why they are important.
  July 2019
• Newborn Car Seat Safety & Rental Schemes (PDF, 257.5 KB)
  Mar 2019
• Nipple Shields (PDF, 146.8 KB)
  June 2016
• Pain Relief Choices in Labour (PDF, 253.7 KB)
  June 2019
• Pelvic Floor Exercises (PDF, 297 KB)
  IUGA 2011
• Placenta Praevia (PDF, 137.8 KB)
  Dec 2016
• Post Dates Pregnancy (PDF, 148.8 KB)
  March 2016
• Pre-eclampsia (PDF, 120.1 KB)
  Jan 2020
• Premature Labour What to do? Signs and Prevention (PDF, 207.3 KB)
  Jan 2020
• Thyroid Disorders and Pregnancy Hyper (overactive) thyroid (PDF, 149 KB)
  Jan 2017
• Thyroid Disorders and Pregnancy Hypo (underactive) thyroid (PDF, 147.7 KB)
  March 2017
• Toxoplasmosis - food related illness (PDF, 153.7 KB)
  Oct 2018
• Twins - Identical (PDF, 499.1 KB)
  A guide to twin pregnancy.
  March 2020
• Twins - Non Identical/fraternal (PDF, 253.5 KB)
  A guide to twin pregnancy
  March 2020
• Vitamin K in Newborn Babies (PDF, 113.1 KB)
  Sept 2019
• Water for Labour and Birth (PDF, 205.9 KB)
  July 2019
• When your Waters Break Early - Membrane Rupture at Term (PDF, 107.6 KB)
  May 2017
• Free Well Child Tamariki Ora (PDF, 405 KB)
  Community Services in Counties Manukau.
  Well Child is a FREE health service offered to tamariki from birth to five years. Find out about the services that can support your tamariki and whaanau