Pregnancy and deafness

Last updated: 27/05/2025

Increase your understanding of how best you can support pregnant women who have hearing loss or are deaf. From resources and tips on communication during pregnancy care and labour, access a range of resources offering useful advice and information.

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Women's health

Who is this resource for?

This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.

What will this resource give me?

understanding of the different categories of deafness
the types and causes of hearing loss and deafness
information on tinnitus in pregnancy, hearing aids and implants
Equality Act 2010 and communicating with deaf and hard of hearing people
resources to support communication
how to best support a deaf family
maternity care tips when booking appointments and during labour or procedures
podcast featuring Meghan Luton who speaks about pregnancy and deafness
access to a range of useful and related resources.

Resource last reviewed

15 Jul 2024

Resource lead

Carmel Bagness

The RCN delivers quality-assured and up-to-date resources for the nursing workforce. Reviewed annually in line with the RCN Quality Assurance policy, all RCN Learn resources meet the RCN’s Nine Quality Standards.

Who is this resource for?

This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.

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Last updated: 27/05/2025