At University of Michigan Von Voigtlander Women's Hopsital, our team of professionals is dedicated to providing the experience that's right for you - from pregnancy to childbirth and beyond. Below are a number of patient education guides to support and guide you during this exciting time.
Prenatal Care
- 24 Hour Urine Collection Test Instructions
- Back Pain in Pregnancy
- Breast pumps: How and where to get one
- Cesarean Wound Complications
- Dental Care in Pregnancy (American College of Nurse-Midwives)
- Early Labor at Home
- Healthy Snacking During Pregnancy
- Induction of Labor Instructions
- Kidney Stones (during pregnancy)
- Laminaria Placement
- Mastitis
- Migraine Headache (during pregnancy)
- Moms & Babies - Preparing for Birth
- Moms & Babies - Preparing to Become Parents
- Nausea in Pregnancy
- Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) Vaccine in Pregnancy
Postpartum Care
- Newborn Care in the Hospital
- Breast pumps: How and where to get one
- Caring for your Bladder During and after Delivery
- Guidelines for Being With Your Baby on Another Floor or Unit
- Postpartum Tubal Ligation
Health Healing After Delivery
- Caring for Your Bottom After Childbirth
- Dilator Therapy
- Episiotomy
- Estrogen Cream
- Graduated Strength Training: A Pelvic Muscle Exercise Program
- Intermittent Straight Catheterization (ISC) instructions and diary
- Laceration - First Degree Laceration
- Laceration - Second Degree Laceration
- Laceration - Third Degree Laceration
- Laceration - Fourth Degree Lacerations
- Lubricants and Related Items
- Marcaine and Kenalog Injections
- Normal Female Anatomy
- Pessary
- Post Void Residual (PVR) Test
- Postpartum Urinary Retention
- Signs of Problems After Childbirth
- Sitz Baths
- Wound Infection - Perineum