Pregnancy

Resources to help you throughout your pregnancy.

• pdf Start for Life booklet(1.68 MB)

  Information about a range of support to help you as a new parent and help your child get the best start in life.

• pdf Start for Life booklet: Somali(1.64 MB)

  Information about a range of support to help you as a new parent and help your child get the best start in life.

• Antenatal care: NHS

  Information about the the care you get from health professionals during your pregnancy. This includes a midwife, or sometimes a doctor who specialises in pregnancy and birth (obstetrician).

• Self refer your pregnancy

  Refer yourself to Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) maternity services.

• University Hospitals Bristol (UHB) midwifery services

  Contact midwifery services at UHB.

• North Bristol NHS Trust (NBHT) maternity services

  Contact maternity services at NBHT for general advice about your pregnancy, your baby or your appointments. 

• Health visiting 

  About the support from your health visiting team.

• Family Nurse Partnership

  Home visiting programme for first time young parents and their families.

• Pelvic health in pregnancy and after childbirth

  Pelvic health information for during and after pregnancy.

• Keep physically active during and after pregnancy

  Resources to help you keep physically active during and after pregnancy

• Free swimming

  Free swims during pregnancy.

• Keeping well in pregnancy: NHS

  How to look after yourself and your baby while you're pregnant.Baby Buddy is a parenting app with information for mums, dads, and caregivers during pregnancy, birth and the baby's first year.

• Dad Pad

  The essential guide for new dads, developed with the NHS.

• Baby Buddy App

  Baby Buddy is a parenting app with information for mums, dads, and caregivers during pregnancy, birth and the baby's first year.

• Welcome to the World

  A free 5 week group for expectant parents to help you feel confident about the first year of your baby's life. 

• Hello Baby

  A free four-week course to help you prepare for the birth of a baby.

• Rockabye

  A group to support you and nourish your relationship with your baby through sharing experiences with other parents, singing and sensory play. It runs for 10 to 12 weeks in Children's Centres across Bristol, for parents and pre-crawling babies.

• Baby banks

  Baby banks for parents and carers who need extra support to provide for their baby.

• Black Mothers Matter

  Find out about Black Mothers Matter who are committed to supporting and celebrating Black pregnancies across the UK. 

• Project Mama

  Migrated Mamas holistic, compassionate support during pregnancy, birth, and early motherhood. 

• Pregnancy, birth and parenthood after childhood sexual abuse

  Help for women who have experienced childhood sexual abuse (CSA) to prepare for pregnancy, birth and parenthood.