Please find some useful resources below specific to various health conditions. Please remember that this is general information. If you are pregnant or considering pregnancy, please speak to your healthcare team about your condition to ensure you receive appropriate support and guidance.
Anaemia and Pregnancy – Tommy’s
Beta thalassaemia and Pregnancy – RCOG
Haemophilia and Pregnancy – Haemophilia Society
Sickle Cell Disease and Pregnancy – Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Epilepsy & Pregnancy – Epilepsy Action
Epilepsy & Pregnancy – Epilepsy Society
Epilepsy & Pregnancy – Nottingham University Hospitals short film
Epilepsy & Pregnancy – RCOG
Epilepsy & Risk – Epilepsy Society
Epilepsy & Safety – Epilepsy Society
Epilepsy First Aid – Epilepsy Society
Headache in Pregnancy – should I be worried? – Tommy’s
Huntington’s Disease – Starting a Family – Huntington’s Association
Migraine – Supplements – Migraine Trust
Migraine in Pregnancy – Migraine Trust
Multiple Sclerosis & Pregnancy – MS Society
Multiple Sclerosis & Pregnancy – MS Trust
Muscular Dystrophy – Pregnancy & Family Planning – Muscular Dystrophy UK
Myasthenia Gravis and Pregnancy – My Aware
Parkinson’s Disease & Pregnancy – Parkinson’s UK
Addison’s Disease – Patient Story – Addison’s Self Help
Diabetes & Pregnancy – Diabetes UK
Diabetes & Pregnancy – NHS
Gestational Diabetes – Implications for the Future – Tommy’s
Managing Diabetes during Pregnancy – Diabetes UK
Pituitary Adenomas & Pregnancy – European Society Endocrinology 2021
Thyroid Disorders & Fertility – British Thyroid Foundation
Thyroid Disorders & Pregnancy – British Thyroid Foundation
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy – Liver Trust
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy – Tommy’s
Colitis – Pregnancy & Breastfeeding – Crohns & Colitis UK 2023
Colitis – Reproductive Health & Fertility – Crohns & Colitis UK 2023
Gall Stones – JAMA 2021
Gluten Free – Coeliac UK
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy – Liver Trust
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy – RCOG
Nausea & Vomiting and Hyperemesis – RCOG
Pregnancy after Bariatric Surgery – Tommy’s
Pregnancy after Bariatric Surgery – Tommy’s
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis & Pregnancy – PSC Support
Congenital Heart Disease – East Midlands Congenital Heart Network
Heart condition and sexual health & contraception – SOCN
Planning pregnancy with a heart condition – British Heart Foundation
Planning pregnancy with aortic disease – Aortic Disease Awareness
Pregnancy with a heart condition – Leeds Hospitals
Pregnancy with a heart condition – SOCN
Arthritis & Fertility & Pregnancy – Versus Arthritis
Ehlers Danlos & Pregnancy – Ehlers Danlos Support UK
Lupus & Pregnancy – Lupus UK
Lupus & Pregnancy – Lupus UK
Psoriasis & Pregnancy – Psoriasis Association UK
Rheumatoid Arthritis & Pregnancy – National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
Scleroderma & Pregnancy – Scleroderma & Raynaud’s UK
Chronic Kidney Disease & Pregnancy – Kidney Care UK
Kidney Transplant & Pregnancy – Kidney Care UK
Polycystic Kidney Disease & Pregnancy – PKD Foundation
Asthma – Asthma and Lung UK
Asthma – SIGN
Cystic Fibrosis – Family Planning Cystic Fibrosis.org
Cystic Fibrosis and Nutrition – Cystic Fibrosis
Manage your asthma during pregnancy Asthma.org
Sarcoidosis – Sarcoidosis News
Polymorphic Eruption of Pregnancy – British Association of Dermatologists
Pregnancy and the Skin – British Association of Dermatologists
Skin Changes in Pregnancy - DermNet
Please find some useful patient information leaflets below about immunisations in pregnancy:
MMR vaccine for those thinking of getting pregnant – Gov.uk
Pregnancy: how to help protect you and your baby – Gov.uk
Whooping cough and pregnancy – Gov.uk
For more information, please visit the following websites:
Vaccinations in Pregnancy | NHS
Pregnancy and Vaccinations | Centres for Disease Control and Prevention