Pregnancy, blindness and vision impairment

Last updated: 27/05/2025

Increase your understanding of how blindness or vision impairment can affect women who are pregnant and find out more about how to support women with getting the right support before and after the birth of their baby.

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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?

general overview of blindness and vision impairment during pregnancy
information on vision disturbances that may be noticed during pregnancy
defining vision impairment, for example complete blindness, absolute blindness or legal blindness
understanding how pregnancy can change vision and cause headaches or migraines
practical advice on supporting women with limited vision
access to further resources for information and advice on supporting mothers.

Resource last reviewed

15 Jul 2024

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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