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Maternity & Parenting
Local Support
Early Pregnancy Assessment Clinic
EPACs at Southmead, St Michael’s and Weston General hospitals have opened a patient self-referral option.
This service will make it easier and faster for people requiring early pregnancy services to book an appointment and remove the need for them to visit a GP, emergency department or other healthcare provider to initiate contact.
The criteria for self-referral are:
- six weeks to 19 weeks and six days of pregnancy
- and experiencing bleeding and/or pain
- or previous ectopic pregnancy
- or previous molar pregnancy
Get more information or access the EPAC self-referral service
National Support
Baby Buddy App
Baby Buddy is an award winning mobile phone app for new parents and parents-to-be, created by mums, doctors and midwives.
The National Childbirth Trust
Their mission is to support parents through the first 1,000 days, to have the best possible experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.
ICON
Baby crying is normal, you can cope. Please follow the ICON guidance for coping with crying.
The Lullaby Trust
The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offers emotional support for bereaved families.
TAMBA (Twins and Multiple Births Association)
Tamba is a UK based charity helping people around the world. They were set up by parents of multiples and interested professionals in 1978.
Baby Centre
BabyCentre® reaches more than 45 million mums globally each month in nine different languages, including eight in 10 new and expecting mums online in the UK.