Search results

Skip to results

Area of interest

Area of interest

Type

Type

Status

Status

Last updated

Last updated

Guidance programme

Advice programme

Showing 136 to 150 of 295 results for birth

  1. Sedation in under 19s: using sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (CG112)

    This guideline covers the assessment, preparation, training and monitoring needed when using sedation in people aged under 19. It aims to help healthcare professionals decide when sedation is the most clinically and cost effective option for reducing pain and anxiety during operations for children and young people.

  2. Hepatitis B (chronic): diagnosis and management (CG165)

    This guideline covers assessing and managing chronic hepatitis B in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve care for people with hepatitis B by specifying which tests and treatments to use for people of different ages and with different disease severities.

  3. Endovascular closure of atrial septal defect (HTG58)

    Evidence-based recommendations on endovascular closure of atrial septal defect. This involves inserting a small blocking device into the heart, which is gently inflated to close the hole.

  4. Tenotomy of horizontal eye muscles for nystagmus (with reattachment at their original insertions) (HTG191)

    Evidence-based recommendations on tenotomy of horizontal eye muscles for nystagmus (with reattachment at their original insertions). This involves cutting the horizontal muscles of the eye (which move the eye from side to side) and reattaching them at the same place.

  5. Thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in neonates (HTG247)

    Evidence-based recommendations on thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in neonates. This involves inserting surgical instruments through small cuts in the chest, and then moving the abdominal organs out of the chest and repairing the diaphragm.

  6. Insertion of pleuro–amniotic shunt for fetal pleural effusion (HTG123)

    Evidence-based recommendations on inserting a pleuro-amniotic shunt to drain pleural effusions in a fetus during pregnancy. This involves inserting a drainage tube through the fetal chest wall into the pleural space, allowing fluid to drain into the amniotic cavity.

  7. Abaloparatide for treating osteoporosis after menopause (TA991)

    Evidence-based recommendations on abaloparatide (Eladynos) for treating osteoporosis after menopause in women, trans men and non-binary people with a very high risk of fracture.

  8. Fertility problems (QS73)

    This quality standard covers assessing and treating fertility problems in people with explained and unexplained infertility, including access to IVF treatment. It also covers cryopreservation before cancer treatment that may affect fertility. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

  9. Length of postpartum stay and first midwife visit after transfer of care: How does the length of postpartum stay and the timing of the first midwife visit after transfer of care affect unplanned or emergency health contacts for women and babies?

    first midwife visit after transfer of care from the place of birth or after a home birth . Full details of the research...

  10. Does caesarean section protect against cerebral haemorrhage in women with a history of subarachnoid haemorrhage or cerebrovascular malformation?

    manage the bleeding risk as conservatively as possible. Although vaginal birth is an option for women at low risk of intracranial...

  11. Identifying infection in women with preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (P-PROM):- What is the diagnostic accuracy of serial C-reactive protein testing to identify chorioamnionitis in women with P-PROM?

    consideration of therapeutic strategies (including antibiotics and/or early birth). Effective treatment of infection is particularly...

  12. Hybrid procedure for interim management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome in neonates (HTG158)

    Evidence-based recommendations on hybrid procedure for interim management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome in neonates. This involves placing bands around the branches of the pulmonary artery and inserting stents to keep the ductus arteriosus open.

  13. Ataluren for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy with a nonsense mutation in the dystrophin gene (HST22)

    Evidence-based recommendations on ataluren (Translarna) for Duchenne muscular dystrophy with a nonsense mutation in the dystrophin gene in people 2 years and over who can walk.

  14. Transcatheter endovascular closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect (HTG213)

    Evidence-based recommendations on transcatheter endovascular closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect. This involves inserting a small blocking device (called an occluder) into the heart.

  15. Phrenic nerve transfer in brachial plexus injury (HTG322)

    Evidence-based recommendations on phrenic nerve transfer in brachial plexus injury. This involves finding the phrenic nerve, cutting it and joining it to the damaged nerve in the brachial plexus.