Pregnancy, labour and birth

The NHS website provides information and advice on trying for a baby, including planning a pregnancy and LGBT+ routes into parenthood.

If you suspect or are pregnant St Helier Hospital provides antenatal care through their maternity services. The Epsom and St Helier NHS website has all of the information including how you can self-refer.

Solihull Approach brings together a core team of NHS clinical psychologists, child psychotherapists, health professionals, and child and family practitioners, together with schools and parents to develop training to support people who work with children in ANY setting as well as for ALL parents who want to support and nurture emotional health. They provide a free course in understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your babyFree.

Sutton Health Visiting service holds monthly Antenatal sessions “ the early weeks with your baby”.

The NHS provides information on how to look after yourself and your baby while you're pregnant including a healthy diet, exercise, travel vaccinations and smoking, alcohol and drugs during pregnancy.

Sutton Health and Care have put together a Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Padlet filled with useful local support links, wider resources & information around perinatal and infant mental health.

Sutton Health and Care have put together a Sutton Infant Feeding Information Padlet filled with everything you need to know about infant feeding in Sutton.

Family Hubs bring together the support a family may need, from pregnancy through to young people turning 19 (or 25 if they have SEND).

Family Hubs aim to make a positive difference to parents, carers and their children by providing a mix of physical and virtual spaces, as well as outreach, where families can access non-judgemental support for the challenges they may be facing.

Find out about common symptoms in pregnancy and what to do about them on the NHS website.

Sutton Health and Care have put together a list of Top tips for bonding with your newborn baby, including links to useful websites and Apps.

Emma’s diary believe that being a new mum is the best thing ever but we know it can be a time for questions and seeking reassurance. They have. They have produced a list of Frequently asked questions (FAQ’s) to provide new mum’s with reassurance.

The NHS website provides useful information to anyone who is about starting a family if you're lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or non-binary.