Patient Education
Educational handouts by medical service
Allergy & Immunology
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Cancer Care
Center for Women & Children
Breast Care
Topic index | Article: healthy breast care
Children's Care
Fertility Care
- About your hysterosalpingogram
- After your egg retrieval
- After your egg retrieval without embryo transfer
- Assisted hatching brochure
- Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation intrauterine insemination
- Embryo cryopreservation
- Embryo transfer
- Fertility preservation for women with cancer
- Frozen embryo transfer cycle
- IVF patient education brochure
- Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)
- Ovulation induction intrauterine insemination
- Ovulation induction sequential intrauterine insemination
- Unstimulated cycle intrauterine insemination
Gynecology Care
- Basal body temperature chart
- Bladder retraining
- Boric acid for recurrent vaginal yeast infections
- Care after your DE
- Dietary bladder irritants
- Facts for women about pregnancy termination
- Implanon aftercare instructions
- IUD aftercare instructions
- Kegel exercises
- Medical abortion follow-up
- Menstrual record chart
- Miscarriage
- Vitamin D supplementation
- Bladder voiding diary
- Vulvar skin care
- What to expect after first trimester surgical abortion
Maternity Care
Growing together:
- Growing together: 2 Months (English) | (Spanish)
- Growing together: 3 Months (English) | (Spanish)
- Growing together: 14-16 Weeks (English) | (Spanish)
- Growing together: 18-20 Weeks (English) | (Spanish)
- Growing together: 24 Weeks (English) | (Spanish)
- Growing together: 26 Weeks (English) | (Spanish)
- Growing together: 28 Weeks (English) | (Spanish)
- Growing together: 30 Weeks (English) | (Spanish)
- Growing together: 32 Weeks (English) | (Spanish)
- Growing together: 34 Weeks (English) | (Spanish)
- Growing together: 36 Weeks (English) | (Spanish)
- Growing together: 38-40 Weeks (English) | (Spanish)
Nutrition in pregnancy:
- Nutrition and food safety during pregnancy (English) | (Somali) | (Spanish)
- Nutrition guidelines during pregnancy
- Nutrition guidelines during pregnancy for patients with diabetes
Prenatal care:
- Common symptoms during pregnancy (English) | (Spanish)
- Common terms for pregnancy and birth (English) | (Spanish)
- Healthy choices during pregnancy (English) | (Spanish)
- Planning ahead for your pregnancy (English) | (Spanish)
- Taking care of your teeth and gums
- Warning signs during pregnancy (Amharic) | (English)
- Warning signs during pregnancy (Somali)
- Warning signs during pregnancy (Spanish)
- Your healthcare team (English) | (Spanish)
- Your personal safety (English) | (Spanish)
- Your prenatal care (English) | (Somali) | (Spanish)
Prenatal diagnosis and testing:
- Common tests during pregnancy (English) | (Somali) | (Spanish)
- Guide to prenatal testing (Chinese) | (English) | (Japanese) | (Korean) | (Russian) | (Somali) | (Spanish) | (Vietnamese)
Preterm labor and birth:
- Bed rest guidelines (English) | (Somali) | (Spanish) | (Vietnamese)
- Coping with grief after losing a preterm baby
- Coping with stress after a preterm birth
- If your baby is born early (English) | (Spanish)
- Recognizing preterm labor (English) | (Spanish)
Twins, triplets and more:
- Multiple births
- Congratulations on your pregnancy with multiples
- Going home with two or more babies
- Multifetal reduction
- Will my babies be identical?
Special health concerns during pregnancy:
- Diabetes and pregnancy: What should you know?
- Obstetrical hypertension consult program (English) | (Spanish)
Labor and birth:
- Birth choices (English) | (Spanish)
- Comfort measures for labor (English) | (Spanish)
- Getting ready to give birth (English) | (Spanish)
- My birth plan (English) | (Spanish)
- Packing for a hospital birth (English) | (Somali) | (Spanish)
- Pain relief during labor (English) | (Spanish)
- Preparing for Cesarean birth (English) | (Spanish)
- Preparing for your C-section (Chinese) | (English) | (Spanish)
- Stages of labor during birth (English) | (Spanish)
- It's time! When your labor begins (English) | (Spanish)
- Trial labor after having Cesarean delivery
Breastfeeding and lactation:
- Benefits of breastfeeding (English) | (Korean) | (Russian) | (Spanish) | (Vietnamese)
- Breast pumping record
- Breastfeeding mothers having surgery (English) | (Spanish)
- Breastfeeding resources (English) | (Spanish)
- Breastfeeding support (English) | (Spanish)
- Comfort measures for postpartum engorgement (English) | (Russian) | (Somali) | (Spanish)
- Common concerns about breastfeeding (English) | (Korean) | (Russian) | (Somali) | (Spanish) | (Vietnamese)
- Herbs and foods to increase your breast milk supply
- How is breastfeeding going? (English) | (Russian) | (Somali) | (Spanish)
- Is it safe to take ... while breastfeeding? (English) | (Spanish)
- Position latch breastfeeding (English) | (Spanish)
- Pumping and storing breastmilk (English) | (Spanish)
- Sore nipples during breastfeeding (English) | (Spanish)
Caring for your baby:
- Car seat safety (English) | (Somali) | (Spanish) | (Vietnamese)
- Caring for your baby (English) | (Somali) | (Spanish)
- Circumcisions at UW Medicine Primary Care (English) | (Spanish)
- Infant safety at the hospital (English) | (Spanish)
- Jaundice and your newborn (English) | (Spanish)
- Keeping your baby safe (English) | (Spanish)
- Newborn screening
- Newborn warning signs (Chinese) | (English) | (Russian) | (Somali) | (Spanish) | (Vietnamese)
- Safe home for your baby (English) | (Spanish)
Caring for yourself after delivery:
- After your Cesarean birth (English) | (Somali) | (Spanish)
- Baby blues and more (English) | (Spanish
- Constipation after birth (English) | (Spanish)
- Taking care of yourself after birth (English) | (Somali) | (Spanish)
- Warning signs for new mothers (Chinese) | (English) | (Russian) | (Somali) | (Spanish) | (Vietnamese)
- Your family planning (English) | (Spanish)
Miscarriage, loss and grief:
- Caring for yourself after the loss of your baby (English) | (Somali) | (Spanish) | (Vietnamese)
- Coping with grief after losing a preterm baby (English) | (Spanish)
- Miscarriage
Pelvic Care
Dermatology
Diabetes & Endocrinology
Digestive Health
Topic index (Digestive disorders)
Topic index (Liver, biliary, pancreatic disorders)
Topic index (Bariatrics and weight loss management)
Ear, Nose & Throat Care
Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Burn Care
Eye Institute
Heart Institute
Hematology
Infectious Diseases
Kidney Care
Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Lung Care
Medical Genetics
Men's Health
Mental Health Care
Neurosciences
Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine
Palliative Care
Primary Care
Health maintenance exams, screenings and vaccines for adults:
The below guidelines are for patients of average risk. Have a preventive health visit every two years or as requested by your primary care provider. Talk to your provider if you have a family history of cancer, diabetes, heart disease or stroke; might need any vaccinations; have low energy or weight concerns; or smoke cigarettes or are exposed to others who smoke. We recommend the following:
Men and women:
- Blood pressure checks at each routine visit.
- Body mass index (BMI) check at each routine visit
- Cholesterol (blood lipid profile) screening every five years beginning at age 45 for women, and age 35 for men.
- Colon cancer screenings beginning at age 45. 50
- Eye exams every two years
- Hepatitis C: At least once in a lifetime for all adults ages 18 and above and all pregnant persons during pregnancy.
- HIV: One-time between the ages of 13-65 and all pregnant persons during pregnancy. It may be more frequent for those with certain risk factors.
Women only:
- Mammograms: Talk to your primary care provider about your risk between the ages of 40-49, then every one to two years from ages 50-74.
- Pap tests every three years (five years if routine risk and tested negative for Human Papilloma Virus).
Health maintenance exams, screenings and vaccines for children:
Well-child visits are a key component to keeping children healthy and monitoring their development. During a well-child exam, your child’s provider will complete a physical exam and ask you about things at home, such as nutrition and sleep. These visits may also include other screening tests and immunizations.
Find forms to fill out before your well-child visit. The information you provide will help your child’s provider assess your child’s development..