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Information and Support: Pregnancy related issues

If you or someone you know has been affected by issues with pregnancy, the following organisations may be able to help. Care during pregnancy would be led by a healthcare professional such as your GP or Midwife.

NHS Advice on Pregnancy

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Health and Wellbeing in Pregnancy

Kicks Count

Kicks Count provides a pregnancy information guide for expectant mums and dads focussing on baby movement monitoring and a range of support options.

NCT

NCT provides accurate, impartial information on all areas of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood including help with feeding.

Helpline: 0300 330 0700

Pregnancy Sickness Support

Pregnancy Sickness Support provides information and support for women suffering any degree of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and for their partners. An online forum is available.

Phone: 0800 055 4361

Tommy's

Tommy's provides a free information service that educates all parents-to-be about health in pregnancy, plus bereavement support for anyone who has experienced a pregnancy loss.

Phone: 0800 0147 800

Twins Trust

Twins Trust help parents to meet the unique challenges that multiple birth families face.

Phone: 0800 138 0509

Tiny Tickers

Tiny Tickers offer the support and information on the detection, care and treatment of babies with serious heart conditions.

Antenatal diagnosis

Antenatal screening tests: Information from the NHS


Antenatal Results and Choices

Antenatal Results and Choices offers non-directive information and support to parents throughout antenatal testing and when a problem is suspected or diagnosed in their unborn baby.

Phone: 0207 713 7486

The Down's Syndrome Association

The Down's Syndrome Association provides impartial information, support and advice to help people with Down's syndrome at every stage of life.

Phone: 0333 1212 300

Down’s Syndrome Scotland

Down’s Syndrome Scotland

Phone: 0300 030 2121

SOFT UK

SOFT UK provides information and support to families affected by Trisomy 13 (Patau's syndrome), Trisomy 18 (Edwards' syndrome) and related disorders.

Contraception, Sexual Health and Teenage Pregnancy

Brook

Brook provides sexual health services and advice for all young people under 25 at their services around the UK. Ask Brook offers interactive text and webchat services.

Sex Worth Talking About

Sex Worth Talking About is a website that provides straightforward information and advice to make it easier to discuss everything to do with contraception and sexual health, including Teen talk, a section specially designed for young people.

Naz Project London

Naz Project London (NPL) provides sexual health and HIV prevention and support services to selected Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities in London.

Phone: 020 8741 1879

Sexual Health Scotland

Sexual Health Scotland offers advice on sexual health issues including STDs, sex and relationships, contraception and pregnancy. The website contains a postcode search facility to find your nearest sexual health clinic

Phone: 0800 22 44 88

Informing Choices NI

Informing Choices NI provide a confidential sexual health helpline which offers information and support across a range of sexual health issues including access to abortion. They also provide a pregnancy choices and post pregnancy counselling service.

Phone: 028 9031 6100

Contraception advice from the NHS

The Mix

The Mix provide non-judgmental support and information for young people under 25 on a variety of issues including mental wellbeing, sex & relationships, exam stress, money, drugs and self-harm.

Webchat available.

Phone: 0808 808 4994

Adoption

If you, or someone you know, have been affected by adoption issues, organisations listed on our support page for Adoption and Fostering may be able to help.

Abortion

NHS information about abortion in England, Scotland and Wales

British Pregnancy Advisory Service

British Pregnancy Advisory Service is an independent healthcare charity caring for women and couples who decide to end a pregnancy, or are considering adoption.

Phone: 03457 30 40 30

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

The National Organisation for FASD

The National Organisation for FASD provides support to people affected by Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), their families and communities.

NHS information about FASD

Pre and Postnatal Illness

PANDAS

PANDAS (Pre And Postnatal Depression Advice And Support) offers advice and support to individuals and their families across the UK suffering pre and postnatal illnesses.

Association For Post-Natal Illness

Association For Post-Natal Illness offers support and information for women suffering with post-natal illness and have a network of volunteers who have themselves been affected.

Phone: 020 7386 0868

Action on Postpartum Psychosis

Action on Postpartum Psychosis offers information and web resources for women who have experienced Puerperal (or Post-Partum) Psychosis, their families and health professionals.

Infertility

Fertility Network UK

Fertility Network UK offers information, advice and support for anyone suffering from infertility related problems.

NHS advice and information about infertility

Ectopic Pregnancy

Ectopic Pregnancy Trust

Ectopic Pregnancy Trust provides support to anyone who has experienced an ectopic pregnancy as well as partners and wider family members and friends. A range of confidential channels is available including virtual support via Zoom, Skype, telephone and a discussion forum. A BSL interpreter is also available.



HIE (Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy)

Peeps

Peeps provide support to parents, families & friends of those affected by HIE (Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy).

Premature Birth, Miscarriage and Still Birth

Bliss

Bliss provides care and support for all babies born too soon, too small and too sick and their families.

Miscarriage Association

Miscarriage Association offers support and information to anyone affected by miscarriage, ectopic or molar pregnancy.Phone: 01924 200799

Sands

Sands supports anyone affected by pregnancy loss or the death of a baby and offers a wide range of bereavement support.

Phone: 0808 164 3332

Tommy's

Tommy's provides a free information service that educates all parents-to-be about health in pregnancy, plus bereavement support for anyone who has experienced a pregnancy loss.

Phone: 0800 0147 800

Child Bereavement

If you, or someone you know, have been affected by child bereavement, organisations listed on our child bereavement support page may be able to help.

Group B Strep

Group B Strep Support

Group B Strep Support provides help and information on the condition.

Phone: 0330 120 0796