Parent Information Sheets
These parent information sheets were developed to give parent information on what to expect when certain situations arise during pregnancy, labour, birth and the post birth period. These information sheet were designed to complement the Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guidelines Program that clinicians use to guide their care of women and their babies at this time.
****NEW**** This parent information sheet has been developed in collaboration with Queensland based maternity care consumers and the Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline Program. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability score for this parent information sheet is 7.0 (538KB PDF)
****NEW**** This parent information sheet has been developed in collaboration with Queensland based maternity care consumers and the Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline Program. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability score for this parent information sheet is 5.8 (535KB PDF)
****NEW**** This parent information sheet has been developed in collaboration with Queensland based maternity care consumers and the Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline Program. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability score for this parent information sheet is 6.0 (583KB PDF)
****NEW**** This parent information sheet has been developed in collaboration with Queensland based maternity care consumers and the Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline Program. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability score for this parent information sheet is 6.0 (583KB PDF)
This parent information sheet has been developed in collaboration with Queensland based maternity care consumers and the clinical working party for the Perineal Care Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability score for this parent information sheet is 6.0 (469KB PDF)
This parent information sheet has been developed in collaboration with Queensland based maternity care consumers and the clinical working party for the Perineal Care Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability score for this parent information sheet is 6.5 (583KB PDF)

This parent information sheet has been developed in collaboration with a working party of Queensland based maternity care consumers and the clinical working party for the Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability score for this parent information sheet is 6.4 (463KB PDF)
This parent information sheet has been developed in collaboration with a working party of Queensland based maternity care consumers and the clinical working party for the Preterm labour Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability score for this parent information sheet is 6.6 (477KB PDF)
This parent information sheet has been developed in collaboration with a working party of Queensland based maternity care consumers and the clinical working party for the Induction of labour Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability score for this parent information sheet is 6.2 (486KB PDF)
This parent information sheet has been developed in collaboration with a working party of Queensland based maternity care consumers and the clinical working party of the Neonatal stabilisation for retrieval Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability score for this parent information sheet is 5.2 (451KB PDF)
This parent information sheet has been developed in collaboration with a working party of Queensland based maternity care consumers and the clinical working party for the Neonatal jaundice Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability score for this parent information sheet is 6.4 (458KB PDF)
This parent information sheet has been developed in collaboration with a working party of Queensland based maternity care consumers and the clinical working party for the Newborn Examination Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability score for this parent information sheet is 4.5 (467KB PDF)
This parent information sheet has been developed with SANDS Qld, a working party of Queensland based maternity care consumers and the clinical working party for the Stillbirth Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability score for this parent information sheet is 5.5 (495KB PDF)
**CONTAINS GRAPHIC INFORMATION**This parent information sheet has been developed with SANDS Qld, a working party of Queensland based maternity care consumers and the clinical working party for the Stillbirth Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability score for this parent information sheet is 6.4 (471KB PDF)
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We are currently developing parent information sheets on the following topics:
- Anti-D injections (Available March 2013)
- Group B Streptocccus (Available March 2013)
- High Blood pressure in Pregnancy (Available March 2013)
- Blood loss during labour and after birth (Available March 2013)
- Vaginal Examinations in labour (Available March 2013)












