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Maternity Equipment
Essential Maternity Equipment from Steroplast
Ensure the safety and comfort of both mother and newborn with our high-quality maternity equipment. Ranging from nitrile sterile gloves for delicate procedures to precision umbilical cord clamps and scissors, our maternity range provides reliability and ease in critical moments to ensure safe delivery.
Emergency Maternity Obstetrical Kit
The emergency maternity kit that every expectant mother should carry with them, just in case. Complete with 11 essential items suitable for providing emergency birthing care, this emergency obstetrical kit ensures pregnant mothers are equipped with the supplies they need in case of sudden labour outside of hospital care. Ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency to ensure safety at all times.
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Umbilical Cord Clamps
Expertly crafted to securely seal a newborn's umbilical cord, offering a vital solution to prevent blood loss immediately after childbirth. Renowned for their hygiene, safety, and reliability, these umbilical cord clamps are used throughout the NHS.
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Umbilical Cord Scissors
Robust, medical-grade and reliable umbilical cord scissors crafted from surgical stainless steel, designed for precision and longevity in professional healthcare environments, ensuring a seamless delivery.
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10 Tips for Expectant Mothers: How to Prevent Infections During Pregnancy
Infection control and protecting your and your baby’s health is vital throughout pregnancy. Some infections can harm you and your developing foetus, causing serious illness, potential birth defects and lifelong disabilities. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides helpful guidance for expectant mothers on how to prevent contracting infection before, during and after pregnancy to help protect yourself and your child from illness.
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If a pregnant woman contract’s Zika virus, it can cause a birth defect when the baby’s head and brain don’t develop correctly. If you are pregnant or trying to become pregnant, do not travel to areas where there is a risk of Zika transmission. If your partner has travelled to an area with Zika, use condoms to protect against possible infection
Wash your hands with soap and water after the following:
- Using the bathroom
- Touching raw meat, raw eggs, or unwashed vegetables
- Preparing food and eating
- Gardening or touching dirt or soil
- Handling pets or any animals
- Being around people who are unwell in any way
- Getting saliva on your hands
- Caring for and playing with children
- Changing nappies
Young children and babies often carry common viruses such as cytomegalovirus (CMV), which can cause health problems for some babies, such as hearing loss. A pregnant mother who contracts CMV can pass it on to her foetus so minimising the risk of contracting CMV is critical to your baby’s health. Avoid sharing food and utensils with young children, and always wash your hands thoroughly after changing nappies and bath time.
Unpasteurised products can contain harmful bacteria that could harm your baby. Do not eat soft cheeses, such as feta, brie, and mozzarella, unless they have labels that say they are pasteurised.
Dirty cat litter might contain a harmful parasite that puts your foetus at risk. Ask someone else to do this task while you are pregnant. If there is no other option, make sure that you wear protective gloves and wash your hands thoroughly afterwards.
Employ pest control professionals to rid your home of pests, including rodents, as they present a risk to your unborn child because some rodents carry lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV). If you have a pet rodent, such as a mouse, hamster or rabbit, ensure that someone else cares for it until after your baby arrives.
Knowing if you have HIV, hepatitis B or any other STD is important to your and your baby’s health. Some people who have these kinds of infections do not feel sick but are at risk. Get tested, and if you have a positive result, talk to your doctors about reducing the chance that your baby will become unwell
Some vaccinations are recommended before you become pregnant, during pregnancy, or right after delivery. Having the right vaccinations at the right time can help keep you healthy and help keep your baby from getting very sick or having life-long health problems
If you have not yet had or did not have the vaccine before pregnancy, stay away from people who you know have infections, such as chickenpox or rubella.
About 1 in 4 women carry this type of bacteria but do not feel unwell. Simply taking a quick swab test near the end of pregnancy will show if you have this type of bacteria. If you do have group B strep, talk to your doctor about how to protect your baby during labour.
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Preventing the spread of infection, especially during pregnancy, childbirth and the early stages of childhood is essential to protect both your and your baby’s health and wellbeing
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