Pregnancy and Radiation Therapy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37384
Nova Scotia Health. Cancer Care Program.
[Halifax, NS]:
Nova Scotia Health Authority Cancer Care Program
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0070
- Available Online
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Radiation therapy can harm unborn babies. Information and next steps are provided for patients of childbearing age.
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health. Cancer Care Program
- Place of Publication
- [Halifax, NS]
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority Cancer Care Program
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Radiotherapy - adverse effects
- Pregnancy complications
- Pregnancy - radiation effects
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Cancer in pregnancy
- Cancer--Radiotherapy--Complications
- Cancer in women
- Specialty
- Radiotherapy
- Abstract
- Radiation therapy can harm unborn babies. Information and next steps are provided for patients of childbearing age.
- Responsibility
- prepared by Nova Scotia Health Authority Cancer Care Program ; approved by Nova Scotia Cancer Patient Education Committee
- Pamphlet Number
- 0070
Can I have a diagnostic imaging test while I am pregnant?
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38149
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Eastern Zone. Diagnostic Imaging QI Committee.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2317
- Available Online
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Diagnostic imaging tests take pictures of the inside of your body. These tests include X-rays, computed tomography (CT) scans, nuclear medicine scans, ultrasounds, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Topics include: why you may need to have a test, whether you can have a different test that does not use radiation, how much radiation is safe during pregnancy, who will do your test, asking questions, what to do if you refuse to have the test, and what to do if you find out you are pregnant afte…
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- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (5 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Diagnostic Imaging - adverse effects
- Pregnancy--radiation effects
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Pregnant women--Radiography
- Specialty
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Abstract
- Diagnostic imaging tests take pictures of the inside of your body. These tests include X-rays, computed tomography (CT) scans, nuclear medicine scans, ultrasounds, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Topics include: why you may need to have a test, whether you can have a different test that does not use radiation, how much radiation is safe during pregnancy, who will do your test, asking questions, what to do if you refuse to have the test, and what to do if you find out you are pregnant after a test.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Diagnostic Imaging QI Committee, Eastern Zone
- Pamphlet Number
- 2317
How anxiety and your mood may change in pregnancy and after birth
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38175
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Western Zone. Perinatal Mental Health Initiative, Nova Scotia Perinatal Mental Health Alliance and affiliates.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2336
- Available Online
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This pamphlet gives information on common issues, like sleep troubles and intrusive thoughts (strange thoughts or mental images that seem to pop into your head and cause stress), anxiety and mood disorders, and postpartum psychosis (rare). Topics include what to do if you had a mental disorder before you became pregnant, what Baby Blues are and how to get ready for them, and what to do if you still feel overwhelmed, irritable, stressed, or sad after 2 to 4 weeks. Information on how to get help …
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Western Zone. Perinatal Mental Health Initiative
- Nova Scotia Perinatal Mental Health Alliance and affiliates
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (16 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Pregnant Women - psychology
- Anxiety
- Mood Disorders - diagnosis
- Postnatal Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Pregnancy--Psychological aspects
- Anxiety
- Mental health
- Postnatal care
- Specialty
- Gynecology
- Abstract
- This pamphlet gives information on common issues, like sleep troubles and intrusive thoughts (strange thoughts or mental images that seem to pop into your head and cause stress), anxiety and mood disorders, and postpartum psychosis (rare). Topics include what to do if you had a mental disorder before you became pregnant, what Baby Blues are and how to get ready for them, and what to do if you still feel overwhelmed, irritable, stressed, or sad after 2 to 4 weeks. Information on how to get help with your mood or anxiety, and what to do if you have thoughts of self-harm or suicide is given. A list of resources is included.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Perinatal Mental Health Initiative, Western Zone, in collaboration with Nova Scotia Perinatal Mental Health Alliance and affiliates; Adapted from: Bussey, L., & Williams, A. (2022). Primary care perinatal mental health toolkit. Dalhousie Departments of Psychiatry & Family Medicine. http://rcp.nshealth.ca/sites/default/files/Primary%20Care%20Perinatal%20Mental%20Health%20Toolkit_2022.pdf and Perinatal Services BC. (2014). Best practices guidelines for mental health disorders in the perinatal period http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/Documents/Guidelines-Standards/Maternal/MentalHealthDisordersGuideline.pdf
- Pamphlet Number
- 2336
