Information and Support: Pregnancy related issues
Informaton 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
Visit the NHS Website
Northern Ireland
Visit Health and Social Care Northern Ireland
Scotland
Visit the NHS Health Scotland
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.
Visit the Pregnancy Sickness Support website
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.
Phone: 0300 102 1508
Antenatal diagnosis
Antenatal screening tests: Information from the NHS
Visit the NHS Northern Ireland website
Visit the NHS Scotland website
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 (Mon-Fri 10am-5.30pm)
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
Visit The Down's Syndrome Association website
Down’s Syndrome Scotland
Down’s Syndrome Scotland
Phone: 0300 030 2121
Visit the Down’s Syndrome Scotland website
SOFT UK
SOFT UK provides information and support to families affected by Trisomy 13 (Patau's syndrome), Trisomy 18 (Edwards' syndrome) and related disorders.
Visit the SOFT UK website
Contraception, Sexual Health and Teenage Pregnancy
One You
Information about sexual health from Public Health England
If you would like to talk to someone about a sexual health issue, you can call the national sexual health helpline. Your call will be treated with sensitivity and in strict confidence.
Phone: 0300 123 7123 (weekdays 9am-8pm)
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, Mon-Fri9.30am-5.30pm)
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
Visit the Sexual Health Scotland website
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
Visit Informing Choices NI's website
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
Visit the British advisory Service website
Advice on abortion in Northern Ireland
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
Visit Informing Choices NI's website
Abortion Support Network
Abortion Support Network provides advice on travelling for abortion, financial assistance towards the costs, and, where needed and where possible, accommodation in volunteer homes.
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.
Visit the National Organisation for FASD website
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.
Phone: 0808 1961 776
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 (Mon-Fri 10am-2pm)
Visit the Association For Post-Natal Illness website
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.
Visit the Fertility Network UK
NHS advice and information about infertility
Visit the NHS website
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 (Mon-Fri 9am-4pm)
Visit the Miscarriage Association website
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
Child Bereavement UK
Child Bereavement UK supports families when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement.
Phone: 0800 02 888 40
Visit the Child Bereavement UK website
The Child Death Helpline
The Child Death Helpline offers support to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age, from prebirth to adult, under any circumstances, however recently or long ago.
Phone: 0800 282 986 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
Visit The Child Death Helpline
The Compassionate Friends
The Compassionate Friends offer support, understanding and comfort to bereaved siblings and parents after the death of a child, of any age, from any cause.
Phone: 0345 123 2304 (daily 10am-4pm and 7pm-10pm)
Northern Ireland: 028 8778 8016 (daily 10am-4pm and 7pm-9.30pm)
Visit The Compassionate Friends website
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
Winston's Wish
Winston's Wish provides of services to bereaved children, young people and their families and offer practical support and guidance to anyone concerned about a grieving child.
Phone: 08088 020 021
Group B Strep
Group B Strep Support
Group B Strep Support provides help and information on the condition.
Phone: 0330 120 0796