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This handout for new mothers explains what to expect in the hospital after giving birth in a UW Medicine hospital. Illustrations of the positions are provided. It tells why breastfeeding is important and how nurses can help you and your baby get started. This handout is a chapter in the workbook "Breastfeeding."

This handout gives a breastfeeding plan for new mothers. It includes options for the provider to customize the instructions for each mother and baby.

This section of the Guide to Your Head and Neck Cancer Treatment gives details about scheduling a clinic visit after surgery, and what happens at that first clinic visit. Issues related to nutrition and medical alert jewelry are also covered.

This handout explains the different care options for cancer patients. It describes home healthcare, in-home caregiving, adult day health programs, skilled nursing facilities, and more.

This handout is a chapter in the Spine Care Companion. It gives spinal procedures patients an overview of who their healthcare team members are and how to contact them.

This handout lists health exams that should be done on a routine basis, and when they should be done, for people with diabetes. Also included are recommendations for lifestyle changes for optimum health, and blood glucose goals.

This handout is for patients having a diagnostic angiogram at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. It explains where to check in for your procedure, how to prepare, and what to expect. (This pdf form allows providers to fill in the procedure date, arrival time, and surgeon's name.)

This handout is a checklist to help new mothers keep track of where they are in the discharge process, and to know what needs to be done before they can go home. "Discharge" is a term for leaving the hospital.

This handout explains what a clinic pharmacist does, and what to expect at your first visit with a UW Medicine clinic pharmacist.

This 2-page handout provides information for people who had their leadless pacemaker placed at the Heart Institute at UWMC. It includes important phone numbers, and blank spaces to fill in dates and times of follow-up appointments.

This handout is for patients who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy. It explains a glucose tolerance test, which is done to see if you have type 2 diabetes.

This highly detailed booklet covers the procedures and risks for coronary artery bypass surgery and heart valve surgery. Preparation and recovery issues are explained. A glossary and CareMap are provided.

This manual is for patients receiving radiation therapy at UW Medical Center - Montlake in Seattle, Washington. Chapter titles include "About Your Radiation Treatments," "Radiation Side Effects and Self-care," "Skin Care During Your Radiation Therapy," "Self-care After Radiation Therapy," "Exercises After Radiation Therapy," and "Head and Neck Lymphedema. Appendices include nutrition handouts from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and a self-care schedule. The chapters contained in this manual are also listed as individual handouts on Health Online.

This handbook is a guide for patients receiving prostate radiation therapy and includes information about what radiation therapy is, how to prepare, and what to expect during and after treatment.

This section of the Guide to Your Weight Loss Surgery contains information about the health care providers who will be caring for you before, during, and after your surgery at UWMC.

This handout explains how to prepare for a heart catheterization procedure for patients at University of Washington Medical Center. Planned procedures include a left heart catheterization and angiogram, and a left and right heart catheterization and angiogram.

This handout explains who will be caring for you during your stay at UWMC. It includes a “discharge checklist” to help you prepare to leave the hospital.

This section of the Guide to Your Head and Neck Cancer Treatment explains what will happen in the hospital after surgery, including information about the intensive care unit (ICU) and 4-Northeast, and descriptions of the various care providers, such as the surgeon, nurse practitioner, social worker, speech pathologist, respiratory therapist, dietitian, and physical and occupational therapists. Photos of previous patients are included, showing a tracheo-esophageal puncture (TEP) and an Electrolarynx in use for speech.

This handout describes what to expect during your hospital stay for transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) with the MitraClip at University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC).

This section of the Guide to Your Weight Loss Surgery describes what to expect during your stay in the hospital. It includes separate instructions for gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and laparoscopic gastric band patients.

This handout gives special care instructions for parents of babies who were born between 34 weeks and 36 weeks, 6 days.

Your Liver Transplant Guide is a reference tool for you to use before, during, and after your transplant surgery. Please talk with your nurse coordinator if you have any questions or concerns.

Chapters include:
- Your Referral and Transplant Evaluation
- Your Liver Transplant Team
- Your Transplant Candidacy
- Financial Planning
- Social Work Services
- Nutrition During and After Transplant
- Your Liver Transplant Surgery
- Your Liver Transplant Medications
- Care After Your Liver Transplant
- Resources for You, Your Caregivers, and Donors

This handout is for family and loved ones of patients who are at risk for falling. It explains what hospital staff are doing and what family can do to lower their loved one’s risk for falling.

This handout explains what to expect when you meet with your surgeon to talk about lymphedema or LYMPHA surgery.