{"id":2063,"date":"2018-07-29T14:37:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-29T14:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/?page_id=2063"},"modified":"2022-12-27T15:40:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T15:40:39","slug":"pregnancy-gynaecological-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/advice-info\/pregnancy-gynaecological-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnancy and Gynaecological Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2063\" class=\"elementor elementor-2063 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3000230 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3000230\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5947e06\" data-id=\"5947e06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b4a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98b4a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Please note that if you are pregnant with any antenatal concerns such as reduced baby movement, bleeding or abdominal cramps and your preferred service is not available, please attend your local A+E at your local hospital promptly as obstetric care is accessible via A+E.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7653512 elementor-grid-2 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"7653512\" 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service_type-pregnancy-and-gynaecological-care\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/service_directory\/kings-college-hospital-early-pregnancy-assessment-unit-epau\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKing\u2019s College Hospital Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2072 service_directory type-service_directory status-publish hentry service_type-pregnancy-and-gynaecological-care\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/service_directory\/lewisham-hospital-early-pregnancy-assessment-unit-epau\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLewisham Hospital Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2076 service_directory type-service_directory status-publish hentry service_type-pregnancy-and-gynaecological-care\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/service_directory\/lewisham-hospital-early-maternity-helpline\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLewisham Hospital Maternity Helpline\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2070 service_directory type-service_directory status-publish hentry service_type-pregnancy-and-gynaecological-care\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/service_directory\/st-thomas-hospital-antenatal\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSt Thomas&#8217; Antenatal Day Assessment Unit\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2067 service_directory type-service_directory status-publish hentry service_type-pregnancy-and-gynaecological-care\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/service_directory\/st-thomas-hospital-early-pregnancy-and-gynaecology-unity\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSt Thomas&#8217; Hospital Early Pregnancy and Gynaecology Unity\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d11ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5d11ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"want-to-know-if-youre-really-pregnant\"><h2>Want to know if you&#8217;re really pregnant?<\/h2><p>Got any of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/signs-and-symptoms-pregnancy.aspx\">signs and symptoms of pregnancy<\/a>? Read an NHS guide on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/finding-out-pregnant.aspx\">finding out if you&#8217;re pregnant<\/a>.<\/p><p>Find out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/pregnancy-test.aspx\">about pregnancy tests<\/a>, or your next steps if\u00a0you&#8217;ve had a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/antenatal-midwife-care-pregnant.aspx\">positive pregnancy test<\/a>.<\/p><p>Also, find out more about getting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/help-infertility.aspx\">help if you&#8217;re not getting pregnant<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"clearfix\">\u00a0<\/div><\/section><section id=\"keeping-well-in-pregnancy\"><h2>Keeping well in pregnancy<\/h2><ul><li>everything you need to know about a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/healthy-pregnancy-diet.aspx\">healthy pregnancy diet<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/vitamins-minerals-supplements-pregnant.aspx\">supplements in pregnancy<\/a><\/li><li>smoking and drinking can harm an unborn baby\u00a0\u2013\u00a0read our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/smoking-pregnant.aspx\">stop smoking<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/alcohol-medicines-drugs-pregnant.aspx\">alcohol<\/a>\u00a0pages\u00a0for help trying to quit\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h3>Antenatal care and the baby&#8217;s development<\/h3><ul><li>find out as much as you can about what&#8217;s happening inside you in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/pregnancy-weeks-4-5-6-7-8.aspx\">first few weeks of pregnancy<\/a><\/li><li>how to cope with all those\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/common-pregnancy-problems.aspx\">common pregnancy problems<\/a>, like morning sickness, tiredness and headaches\u00a0<\/li><li>find out all about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/ultrasound-anomaly-baby-scans-pregnant.aspx\">ultrasound scans<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/antenatal-care-checks-tests.aspx\">checks and tests<\/a>\u00a0you&#8217;ll be offered as part of your antenatal care, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/screening-amniocentesis-downs-syndrome.aspx\">screening for Down&#8217;s syndrome<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>Vaccinations in pregnancy<\/h3><p>Why it&#8217;s recommended that women have the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/Pages\/flu-jab-vaccine-pregnant.aspx\">flu vaccine in pregnancy<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Conditions\/pregnancy-and-baby\/pages\/whooping-cough-vaccination-pregnant.aspx\">whooping cough vaccine in pregnancy<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de0068 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6de0068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myhealth.london.nhs.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find your nearest antenatal support services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note that if you are pregnant with any antenatal concerns such as reduced baby movement, bleeding or abdominal cramps and your preferred service is not available, please attend your local A+E at your local hospital promptly as obstetric care is accessible via A+E. Want to know if you&#8217;re really pregnant? Got any of the\u00a0signs and symptoms of pregnancy? Read an NHS guide on\u00a0finding out if you&#8217;re pregnant. Find out\u00a0about pregnancy tests, or your next steps if\u00a0you&#8217;ve had a\u00a0positive pregnancy test. Also, find out more about getting\u00a0help if you&#8217;re not getting pregnant. \u00a0 Keeping well in pregnancy everything you need<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":188,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"page_link":[],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2024-05-05 10:57:50","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"page_link"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2063"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2063"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3847,"href":"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2063\/revisions\/3847"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"page_link","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grovemedical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page_link?post=2063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}