Patient Education Materials   

General Documents[back to top]

• Antepartum Unit
• Baby Play and Learning in the NICU
• Family Centered Maternity Care [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Introduction - NICU (Dear Parents)
• Obstetric Outpatient Record
• Parking and Free Shuttle [ Sp ] [ So ] - Revised 1/6/2010
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Preconception Care: Things To Do Before You Become Pregnant - Revised 1/13/2010

Gynecology[back to top]

• Bartholin Cyst or Abscess - Revised 1/22/2010
• Breast Self-Exam - Micromedex - Revised 11/3/2009
• Common Herbal Remedies for Women's Health
• Cryosurgery
• Dilatation and Curettage (D&C)
• Endometrial Biopsy
• Essure Procedure for Birth Control
• Exercises After Your Hysterectomy
• Genital Warts
• Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT): OSU OB Clinic [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Guide to Vaginal Infections - Revised 11/16/2009
• Having a Female Pelvic Exam [ So ] - Revised 12/22/2009
• Home Care After Your Gynecological Surgery
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) [ Sp ] - Revised 12/31/2009
• Hysterectomy [ So ]
• Information about Changes in the Breast - Revised 11/20/2009
• Information About Pelvic Exenteration
• Information About Your Simple or Partial Vulvectomy
• Internal Radiation for Gynecological Cancers
• Kegel or Pelvic Floor Exercises for Women
• Laser Treatment for Gynecology
• Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure - LEEP [ Sp ]
• Managing Menopause
• Perineal Care
• Questions and Answers about Having a Mammogram
• Radical Hysterectomy
• Radical Vulvectomy
• The Menstrual Cycle - Revised 10/27/2009
• Urinary Incontinence in Women
• Uterine Fibroid Embolization
• Vaginal Dilator
• Vaginal Dryness - Revised 11/16/2009
• Voiding Record
• Women with Epilepsy
• Your Pap Smear Test [ Sp ] [ So ] - Revised 2/1/2010

Infant Care[back to top]

• About H1N1 Flu and Your Child - Revised 10/19/2009
• Baby Basics 101 - Agenda
• Baby's Ability to Organize or Self-Regulate
• Blood Transfusions in the Premature Infant [ Sp ]
• Brachial Plexus Injuries in Infants
• Caring for a Baby with Drug Withdrawal
• Caring for Your Baby: Home Care Instruction Guide [ Sp ]
• Caring for Your Late Preterm Infant [ Sp ] [ So ] - Revised 11/16/2009
• Choosing a Health Care Provider for Your Baby [ Sp ]
• Circumcision Care [ Sp ]
• Clavicle Fracture in a Newborn
• Comfort Touch and Infant Massage: A Guide for Parents of a Hospitalized Term Infant
• Comfort Touch and Infant Massage: A Guide for Parents of a Premature Infant
• Coping with Your Baby's Crying [ Sp ] - Revised 1/13/2010
• Development and Behavior of the Premature Baby
• Essentials For Multiples
• Facts for Fathers [ Sp ]
• Family Visitation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• General Care for Your Baby
• Guidelines for Infant Massage - Revised 10/21/2009
• Helpful Hints for Sharing Among Children
• Helpful Hints to Parents with Babies in the NICU
• Hepatitis B Vaccine (CDC) [ Sp ] - From CDC web site
• Home Safety Tips for Your Baby [ Sp ]
• How Does Your Child Hear and Talk?
• How to Burp Your Baby [ Sp ]
• How to Give Your Newborn Baby a Bath [ Sp ]
• How to Prevent Diaper Rash [ Sp ]
• How to Suction Your Baby's Nose with a Bulb Syringe [ Sp ]
• Immunizations from Birth to Six Years [ Sp ]
• Infant CPR
• Infant Development: The First Year of Life - Revised 1/13/2010
• Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH)
• It's Tummy Time
• Jaundice in Newborn Babies [ Sp ]
• Kangaroo Care [ Sp ]
• Keeping Your Baby Safe at Home [ Sp ]
• Keeping Your Baby Safe: Hospital Safety [ Sp ]
• Knowing When Your Baby is ILL [ Sp ]
• New Baby Resources for Children
• New Baby Resources for Parents
• Newborn Characteristics - How Your Baby will Look and Behave After Birth [ Sp ]
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
• Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL)
• Poison Prevention
• Premature Infant Behavior
• Protecting Yourself and Your Baby from H1N1 Flu - Revised 10/19/2009
• Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Surfactant Replacement Therapy
• Retinopathy from Premature Birth (R.O.P.) [ Sp ]
• Safety Tips with Pets
• Safety with Car Seats and Booster Seats [ Sp ]
• Smoking and Your Baby [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Social Security Numbers for Newborns
• Suck and Swallow Activities for Your Baby
• Thyroid Problems in Baby
• Tips for Soothing Crying Babies [ Sp ] - Ohio Department of Health flyer
• Tips on Caring for More than One Baby
• Treating Jaundice in Newborn Babies
• Ways Babies Communicate: Motor System Signs of Stress
• Ways Babies Communicate: Physical Signs of Stress
• Ways Babies Communicate: State System Signs of Stress
• What is Developmental Care?
• Why Does My Baby Need a Hepatitis B Vaccine? [ Sp ] - Revised 12/1/2009
• Your Baby's Fever [ Sp ]
• Your Baby's Self-Regulation Skills
• Your Baby's Sleep in the NICU
• Feeding
  • A Prescription for Success: A Guide for Women with Diabetes Planning Pregnancy
  • Bottle Feeding More Than One Baby - Diagram
  • Bottle Feeding Your Baby
  • Breastfeeding More Than One Baby - Diagram
  • Breastfeeding: The First 48 Hours [ Sp ] [ So ]
  • Breastfeeding: The First 48 Hours - Russian - Russian
  • Daily Breastfeeding Record for the First Week
  • Daily Pumping Record for First Ten Days
  • Feeding Breast Milk to Your Premature Baby
  • Feeding Your Premature Baby
  • Getting Started Breastfeeding Your Baby [ Sp ]
  • Healthy Eating While Breastfeeding [ Sp ]
  • How to Bottle Feed Your Premature Baby
  • How to Sterilize Baby Bottles and Nipples
  • Is Breastfeeding for Me? [ Sp ]
  • Preventing and Treating Engorgement [ Sp ]
  • Prevention and Treatment of Sore Nipples
  • Pumping and Storage of Breastmilk for the Healthy Baby [ Sp ]
  • Pumping, Storing and Transporting Breast Milk for Infants in the NICU [ Sp ]
  • Tips to Help Increase Your Breastmilk Supply [ Sp ]
  • Using a Nipple Shield

Pediatrics[back to top]

• About H1N1 Flu and Your Child - Revised 10/19/2009
• Behavior Modification
• Being Assertive - for children
• CAT Scan of the Brain (for Children)
• Child CPR - Revised 10/21/2009
• Childhood Fever
• Dexamethasone Suppression Test (DST)
• Funeral Arrangements for Your Baby [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Healthy Eating for Children
• Helping Children Understand Death - Revised 11/20/2009
• High Fiber Diet: Children
• How to Give Your Baby Medicine by Mouth [ Sp ]
• How to Take a Baby's Axillary Temperature [ Sp ] [ So ]
• My Blood Test (Children)
• My EKG (Children)
• My SDEEG - Sleep Deprived Electroencephalography (Children)
• My Urine Test (Children)
• My Vital Signs (Children)
• Resources for Children and Families
• Safe Touch
• Sibling Rivalry
• T.O.P. Test
• Touretter's Syndrome (Children)
• Your MRI (Children)

Post Partum[back to top]

• Baby Blues - Feelings of Depression After Birth
• Caring for Yourself After Delivery: Home Care Instruction Guide [ Sp ]
• Caring for Yourself at Home After Delivery: When to Call Your Health Care Provider
• Cesarean Birth [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Common Discomforts After Delivery [ Sp ]
• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale - New 11/10/2009
• Exercises after a Cesarean Section
• Helpful Tips for Stress Incontinence
• How to Care for Your Breasts After Having a Baby
• How to Care for Your Perineal Area After Delivery
• Pain Control After Having a Baby
• Sex After the Birth of Your Baby [ Sp ]
• Skin to Skin Contact with Baby
• The Postpartum Check-Up [ Sp ]
• Your Recovery After a Cesarean Birth
• Your Recovery After Vaginal Birth [ Sp ]

Pregnancy[back to top]

• Alcohol and Other Drug Use During Pregnancy [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test
• Amniocentesis: Commonly Asked Questions and Answers
• Asthma in Pregnancy
• Avoiding Junk Food during Pregnancy: Nutritious Treats
• Bedrest Exercises for Pregnancy [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Birth Control: Depo-Provera (Depot-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate - DMPA)
• Breathing Techniques for Labor [ Sp ]
• Cervical Cerclage
• Chronic High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy - Revised 12/31/2009
• Common Discomforts of Pregnancy [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Cordocentesis - Revised 12/17/2009
• Danger Signs of Pregnancy [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Determining Your Due Date [ Sp ] - Revised 11/10/2009
• Diabetes During Pregnancy - Gestational Diabetes [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Exercises for Pregnancy and Childbirth [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Family Centered Maternity Care [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Fetal Fibronectin Test
• Fetal Movement Count [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Group B Strep in Pregnancy and After Birth
• Guide for Labor Support Person
• H1N1 Flu and Pregnancy - Revised 10/19/2009
• Healthy Eating During Pregnancy [ Sp ] [ So ]
• How Do I Know When I'm in Labor? [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Hydroxyprogesterone (17 P or 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate)
• Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG)
• Labor Guide [ So ]
• Minor Problems During Pregnancy [ Sp ]
• Morning Sickness: Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy
• Non-Stress Test in Pregnancy [ Sp ]
• One Hour Glucose Screen [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Over the Counter Medicines During Pregnancy [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Packing for the Hospital to Have Your Baby [ Sp ]
• Pain Relief During Labor and Delivery [ Sp ]
• Placenta Previa
• Preeclampsia [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Pregnancy Activity Levels
• Premature Rupture of the Membranes (PROM) [ So ]
• Prenatal Care Examination [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Prenatal Information Card [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Prenatal Testing [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Preparing for Your Baby [ Sp ]
• Preterm Labor [ Sp ]
• Protecting Yourself and Your Baby from H1N1 Flu - Revised 10/19/2009
• Relaxation Techniques for Labor and Delivery [ Sp ]
• Rh Negative Blood and Pregnancy - Revised 12/1/2009
• Rubella and Pregnancy
• Sex During Pregnancy [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Thyroid Problems during Pregnancy
• Treatment for Preeclampsia
• Treatment for Preterm Labor
• Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Section (VBAC) [ Sp ]
• Welcome to Labor and Delivery [ Sp ]
• Welcome to OSUMC Maternity Unit [ Sp ]
• Women's Health Clinic: HCG Letter [ Sp ] [ So ]
• Your Baby and Your Body During Pregnancy - 2nd Month [ Sp ]
• Your Baby and Your Body During Pregnancy - 3rd Month [ Sp ]
• Your Baby and Your Body During Pregnancy - 4th Month [ Sp ]
• Your Baby and Your Body During Pregnancy - 5th Month [ Sp ]
• Your Baby and Your Body During Pregnancy - 6th Month [ Sp ]
• Your Baby and Your Body During Pregnancy - 7th Month [ Sp ]
• Your Baby and Your Body During Pregnancy - 8th Month [ Sp ]
• Your Baby and Your Body During Pregnancy - 9th Month [ Sp ]
• Your Baby and Your Body During Pregnancy - Conception to Week 8 [ Sp ]
• Diabetes
  • After Delivery for the Woman with Diabetes [ Sp ]
  • Blood Sugar Record for Pregnant Women with Diabetes [ Sp ] [ So ]
  • Blood Sugar Record for Pregnant Women with Diabetes Taking Insulin [ Sp ] [ So ]
  • Checklist for Diabetes in Pregnancy: Your Responsibilities [ Sp ]
  • Diabetes and Pregnancy [ Sp ]
  • Diabetes and Pregnancy: First Trimester (1 to 3 Months) [ Sp ]
  • Diabetes and Pregnancy: Second Trimester (4 to 6 Months) [ Sp ]
  • Diabetes and Pregnancy: Third Trimester (7 to 9 Months) [ Sp ]
  • Diabetes During Pregnancy - Gestational Diabetes [ Sp ] [ So ]
  • Diabetes During Pregnancy: Dealing with Sick Days [ Sp ]
  • Drawing Up One Insulin in Pregnancy [ Sp ]
  • Feelings About Being Pregnant and Having Diabetes [ Sp ]
  • Glucose Testing During Pregnancy [ Sp ]
  • High Blood Sugar in Pregnancy [ Sp ] [ So ]
  • Injectable Insulin During Pregnancy [ Sp ]
  • Insulin Sites During Pregnancy [ Sp ]
  • Mixing Two Insulins in Pregnancy [ Sp ]
  • Sick Day Meal Plan for Diabetes During Pregnancy [ Sp ]
  • Taking Insulin During Pregnancy [ Sp ]
  • Testing Urine for Ketones During Pregnancy [ Sp ]
  • Treatment for Low Blood Sugar in Pregnancy (Hypoglycemia, Insulin Reaction) [ Sp ] [ So ]