Parent’s Resources A-Z

Baby Care Resources:

Find a nappy library near you: for hiring reusable nappies.

https://www.nappynetwork.co.uk/

Find a sling library near you: for sling hire and fittings/consultations.

https://www.carryingmatters.co.uk/sling-pages/

Safe Sleep information for baby:

https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk

Infant crying support:

https://iconcope.org

Blogs and general evidence based discussion:

https://midwifethinking.com

https://www.sarawickham.com

http://www.aims.org.uk

https://www.midwifery.org.uk/

http://www.realbirth.co.uk/ (podcast)

ttps://themidwivescauldron.buzzsprout.com/ (podcast)

Birth Trauma

https://www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk/

Breastfeeding:

National:

Find a breastfeeding support group, private support, or NHS support:

https://maphub.net/BreastfeedingMap/map

Find a lactation consultant: https://lcgb.org/find-an-ibclc/

Find a tongue tie practitioner:

https://www.tongue-tie.org.uk/

Info on medications and breastmilk:

https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/drugs-factsheets/

Helplines/groups:

https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/

https://laleche.org.uk/

https://abm.me.uk/

All about breastmilk: https://www.human-milk.com/

Formula feeding information:

https://www.firststepsnutrition.org/making-infant-milk-safely

Milk bank info/donating breastmilk:

https://ukamb.org/

Breastfeeding twins and triplets: https://twinstrust.org/information/parenting/feeding.html

Support for premature babies: https://www.bliss.org.uk/

Breech Birth

https://breechbirth.org.uk/

Dad info:

https://thedadpad.co.uk

https://dadmatters.org.uk/

http://www.fatherhoodinstitute.org/

Find a doula:

https://doula.org.uk/find-a-doula

https://www.thedouladirectory.com

Find an independent or private midwife:

https://zest-midwives.co.uk/directory/

https://imuk.org.uk

Formula feeding:
https://www.firststepsnutrition.org/making-infant-milk-safely

General pregnancy information:

https://www.tommys.org

Gestational Diabetes:

https://www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/

Group B Strep:

https://gbss.org.uk

Hyperemesis:

http://www.pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk/

https://www.hyperemesis.org

LGBTQ+:

https://www.facebook.com/mx.seahorse (links to support groups for fertility, pregnancy, birth, parenting etc.)

https://www.brawbirth.co.uk/

https://lgbtmummies.com/

Medication in pregnancy and breastfeeding:

https://www.medicinesinpregnancy.org

https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/drugs-factsheets

https://bnf.nice.org.uk/

Mental health:

https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org

https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/

https://www.app-network.org (postpartum psychosis)

Place of birth support:

https://www.birthrights.org.uk/factsheets/choice-of-place-of-birth

https://www.sarawickham.com/research-updates/is_home_birth_safe

Placenta Encapsulation:

https://placentaremediesnetwork.org/
https://www.placentanetwork.com/

Pre-eclampsia:

https://action-on-pre-eclampsia.org.uk/
https://www.preeclampsia.org

Pregnancy after loss:

https://pregnancyafterlosssupport.org

Pregnancy loss:

https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk

https://www.sands.org.uk

Rights in Pregnancy:

https://www.birthrights.org.uk

https://maternityaction.org.uk (Employment rights)

Twins:

https://twinstrust.org/

VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean):

https://vbac.com/