Resources to support you in pregnancy and parenting;
We Offer a range of Equipment FREE of Charge to support you in your Labour and birth, we want to support you as much as possible so please have a look at what we have on offer;
- TENS Machine – Free Use to support you through your labour whatever sensations you might feel. Find out more here!
- La Bassine Birth Pool – for anyone planning a homebirth – You will need to get the liner yourself. Check out the benefits of waterbirth here!
- CUB – Comfortable Upright Birthing – This is ideal for anyone planning a homebirth as another tool for support – Check out the benefits of CUB here!
- Birth Balls – We support anyone who cant get hold of a birth ball.
- Peanut ball – This can help with positioning your baby, great for homebirths, but if you are planning a epidural in hospital. Check if you local hospital have peanut balls or email us and we can let you know.
Maternity Neonatal Voices Partnership- MNVP
Birmingham and Solihull parents that have accessed maternity or neonatal care in the last 3 years are encouraged to share feedback regarding their experience of services they accessed. The MNVP host many different engagement events and they liaise with services users for developing resources in co-production with the local trusts. bsolmvp@gatewayfs.org
MNVP Website And if you want to look at their local events view Eventbrite MNVP
Home-Start
A Birmingham based charity supporting families with at least one child under 5. To contact them see their website www.homestartbirmingham.co.uk
The Waiting Room
This site gives you lots of additional services that support in Birmingham and Solihull – https://the-waitingroom.org/
Acacia Family Support
Acacia Family Support offers a range of free services including peer support to families across Birmingham experiencing pre and postnatal depression/anxiety . However you are feeling and whatever you are going through, we are here to help. https://www.acacia.org.uk/#
Birth Rights
If you feel you need further support with your birth rights then visit this organisation for further support. Our pregnancy outreach workers have done Human Rights in Childbirth Training so please do contact us for a chat. You can email them questions and they will reply to you. https://birthrights.org.uk/
Antenatal Rights and Choices
Sometimes we might be faced with making a decision in pregnancy that we find difficult. ARC support people that are having to make those difficult decisions. https://www.arc-uk.org/
AIMS
A wealth of journals, books and information to inform your journey of pregnancy and parenting. We have a range of AIMS books so if there was information you needed please reach out to us. https://www.aims.org.uk/
Birthing 4 Blokes
Experienced midwife Mark Harris offers a free online course for dads who are preparing for the arrival of their baby. Mark talks about the perspective of being a man and preparing for this moment and how you can best support your partner when giving birth. Access this free online learning course here: https://birthing4blokes.com/oc/
Doula UK
Doula UK is a UK membership organisation where you can search for a doula in your local area. They also offer an Access Fund for people who meet a certain criteria for support. Take a look and have a chat with a doula in your local area if you are looking for this level of support during pregnancy, birth or postnatal period. https://doula.org.uk/
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