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

• Iron and Anaemia in Pregnancy (PDF, 120.4 KB)
  2019
• Amniocentesis and CVS (PDF, 255.9 KB)
  Aug 2019
• Breastfeeding Support in the Community (PDF, 410.5 KB)
  November 2019
• 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 (PDF, 2.3 MB)
  2017
  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.
• Cord Care and Belly Button Pito Care (PDF, 159.4 KB)
  Oct 2018
• Diabetes During Pregnancy (PDF, 131.7 KB)
  Oct 2015
• Discharge - Early Postnatal Discharge Information (PDF, 144.6 KB)
  Oct 2016
• Early 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
• Breech baby - External Cephalic Version (PDF, 175.1 KB)
  May 2017
• Group B Streptococcus (PDF, 143.4 KB)
  Mar 2019
• Induction of Labour (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  Sept 2016
• Induction of Labour - Samoan (PDF, 1.4 MB)
  Oct 2016
• Jaundice in the Newborn Baby (PDF, 164.7 KB)
  Jan 2020
• When your Waters Break Early - Membrane Rupture at Term (PDF, 107.6 KB)
  May 2017
• Morning Sickness in Pregnancy (PDF, 117.7 KB)
  July 2019
• My Baby's Movements (PDF, 185.4 KB)
  Sept 2016
• My Baby's Movements - Samoan (PDF, 225.7 KB)
  Sept 2016
• My baby's movements - Tongan (PDF, 226.8 KB)
  Sept 2016
• Newborn Car Seat Safety & Rental Schemes (PDF, 97.5 KB)
  Mar 2019
• Nipple Shields (PDF, 146.8 KB)
  June 2016
• Pain Relief Choices (PDF, 253.7 KB)
  June 2019
• Pelvic Floor Exercises (PDF, 297 KB)
  IUGA 2011
• Placenta Praevia (PDF, 137.8 KB)
  Dec 2016
• Placenta/Whenua/Afterbirth (PDF, 585.5 KB)
  Oct 2014
• Post Dates Pregnancy (PDF, 148.8 KB)
  March 2016
• Pre-eclampsia (PDF, 120.1 KB)
  Jan 2020
• Pregnancy and Parenting (PDF, 992.2 KB)
  2017-2019
  Find out about pregnancy and parenting sessions in Counties Manukau. This link takes you to the content of the sessions https://mokopunaora.nz/
• Premature Labour - Antenatal Corticosteroids (PDF, 48.1 KB)
• Premature Labour (PDF, 207.3 KB)
  Jan 2020
• Thyroid Disorders and Pregnancy (Hyper) (PDF, 149 KB)
  Jan 2017
• Thyroid Disorders and Pregnancy (Hypo) (PDF, 147.7 KB)
  March 2017
• Toxoplasmosis - food related illness (PDF, 153.7 KB)
  Oct 2018
• Twins - Identical (PDF, 179.1 KB)
  April 2016
• Twins - Non Identical/fraternal (PDF, 131.4 KB)
  April 2016
• Vaginal Birth after a Caesarean Section (PDF, 214 KB)
  Sept 2016
• Vitamin K in Newborn Babies (PDF, 113.1 KB)
  Sept 2019
• Water for Labour and Birth (PDF, 205.9 KB)
  July 2019
• Well Child Services (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Vasectomy Service (PDF, 519 KB)
  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.