Pregnancy, blindness and vision impairment
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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Available to RCN members
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
Resource lead
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.
