Please click on the following links for information pamphlets written or selected by Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau 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 South Auckland (PDF, 381.3 KB)
  

  October 2022

• 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

• Cord Care and Belly Button Pito Care (PDF, 159.4 KB)
  

  Oct 2018

• Diabetes During Pregnancy (PDF, 131.7 KB)
  

  Oct 2015

• Coping with the early stages of labour (PDF, 158.9 KB)
  

  Dec 2016

• Epilepsy and Pregnancy (PDF, 152.5 KB)
  

  March 2020

• Group B Streptococcus (PDF, 143.4 KB)
  

  Mar 2019

• Immunisations During Pregnancy (PDF, 788.8 KB)
  

  Find out about getting Whooping Cough, Influenza and COVID-19 immunisations while you are pregnant. April 2023

• 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

• Options for Family Planning (PDF, 1.2 MB)
  

  Oct 2023
  
  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.

• 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