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Organisations:
General
National Childbirth Trust
Alexandra House
Oldham Terrace
Acton
London W3 6NH
Enquiry line: 0870 4448 707 (9am-5pm Mon-Thurs, 9am-4pm Fri)
Breastfeeding support line: 0870 444 8708
Website: www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com
Information and practical support on all aspects of pregnancy, childcare and early parenthood with antenatal classes and postnatal support groups. Ring enquiry line for details of local services.
Women’s rights
Maternity Alliance
45 Beech Street
London EC2P 2LX
Information line: 020 7588 8582
Fax: 020 7588 8584
E-mail: info@maternityalliance.org.uk
Website: www.maternityalliance.org.uk
Working to improve rights and services for all pregnant women, new mothers and their families. Provides expert information and specialist legal advice on maternity benefits and rights at work. Produces a range of publications.
Infertility
Child
Charter House
43 St Leonards Road
Bexhill on Sea
East Sussex TN40 1JA
Tel: 01424 732 361
Fax: 01424 731 858
E-mail: office@child.org.uk
Website: www.child.org.uk
Information and support, with medical advisers, local groups, fact sheets and articles.
Issue — National Fertility Association
114 Lichfield Street
Walsall
West Midlands WS1 1SZ
Tel: 01922 722888
Fax: 01922 640 070
E-mail: info@issue.co.uk
Website: www.issue.co.uk
Provides a totally confidential comprehensive service, which includes fact sheets, information, support, counselling and literature on infertility and reproductive health.
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Multiple births
TAMBA (Twins and Multiple Births Association)
Harnott House
309 Chester Road
Little Sutton
Ellesmere Port CH66 1QQ
Helpline: 01732 868000 (Mon-Fri 7pm-11pm, weekends 10am-11pm)
Tel: 0870 1214000 (for information packs)
Fax: 0870 1214001
E-mail: enquiries@tambahq.org.uk
Website: www.tamba.org.uk/
Runs a helpline where volunteer listeners are all parents of twins or triplets.
The Multiple Births Foundation
Hammersmith House Level 4
Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital
Du Cane Road
London W12 0HS
Tel: 020 8383 3519
Fax: 020 8383 3041
E-mail: mbf@ic.ac.uk
Website: www.multiplebirths.org.uk
Runs educational programmes for health professionals and offers help to parents and children in multiple birth families. The website has a useful section on how to find help.
Postnatal illness
Association for Postnatal Illness
145 Dawes Road
Fulham
London SW6 7EB
Tel: 020 7386 0868
Website: www.apni.org
Call for telephone advice and an information pack. Mothers with the illness can be matched with a volunteer who has recovered from postnatal depression and can give one-to-one telephone support.
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Infant death
Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID)
(England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT
Tel: 020 7222 8001
Helpline: 020 7233 2090 (24-hour)
E-mail: fsid@sids.org.uk
Website: www.sids.org.uk/fsid/
Provides information on how to reduce the risk of cot death.
Scottish Cot Death Trust
Tel: 0141 457 3946
(Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm)
SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society)
28 Portland Place
London W1B 1LY
Tel: 020 7436 7940
Helpline: 020 7436 5881(Mon-Thurs 10am-3.30pm; Fri 10-1pm)
E-mail: support@uk-sands.org
Website: www.uk-sands.org
Support, advice, local support groups, leaflets and books for parents whose babies have died before, during or shortly after birth.
The Miscarriage Association
c/o Clayton Hospital
Northgate
Wakefield
West Yorkshire WF1 3JS
Helpline: 01924 200799 (Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm)
Admin: 01924 200795 (Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm)
Scottish helpline: 0131 334 8883 (answerphone with names of local contacts)
Website: www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk
Support and information for any woman who has lost a baby during pregnancy. Over 50 support groups across the UK. Leaflets and fact-sheets are available online.
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Antenatal/Postnatal classes
National Childbirth Trust
Alexandra House
Oldham Terrace
Acton
London W3 6NH
Enquiry line: 0870 4448 707 (9am-5pm Mon-Thurs, 9am-4pm Fri)
Breastfeeding support line: 0870 444 8708
Website: www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com
Runs antenatal classes and postnatal support groups. Ring enquiry line for details of local services.
Support for parents
Parentline Plus
520 Highgate Studios
53-79 Highgate Road
Kentish Town
London NW5 1TL
Free helpline: 0808 800 2222
Website: www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Runs a free helpline, parenting courses, information leaflets and a useful website.
Parents at Work
45 Beech Street
London EC2Y 8AD
Tel: 020 7628 3565
Helpline for parents needing advice on working rights and benefits: 020 7628 2128
E-mail: info@parentsatwork.org.uk
Website: www.parentsatwork.org.uk
Helps parents balance work and home by providing information and advice on working family-friendly hours, parental leave and childcare.
National Family & Parenting Institute
430 Highgate Studios
53-79 Highgate Road
London NW5 1TL
Website: www.e-parents.org
A campaigning charity, working towards a more family-friendly society. Unable to offer telephone advice, but the website has lots of useful information for parents.
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Meet A Mum Association (MAMA)
77 Westbury View
Peasedown St John
Bath BA2 8TZ
Helpline: 020 8768 0123 (7pm-10pm)
01761 433598 (general enquiry)
Website: www.mama.org.uk
Provides friendship and support to mothers and mothers-to-be who are lonely or isolated after the birth of a baby or moving to another area.
PIPPIN (Parents In Partnership-Parent Infant Network)
Tel: 020 8989 9056
E-mail: martin@pippin.org.uk
Website: www.pippin.org.uk
Offers a new approach to parenthood through NHS antenatal and postnatal classes and support. Promotes early family and parent-infant relationships.
Fathers
Fathers Direct
Herald House
Lamb's Passage
Bunhill Row
London EC1Y 8TQ
Tel: 020 7920 9491
Fax: 020 7374 2966
E-mail: mail@fathersdirect.com
Website: www.fathersdirect.com
Information and on-line magazine aimed specifically at fathers, on all aspects of parenting.
Disability
Down's Syndrome Association
155 Mitcham Road
London SW17 9PG
Tel: 020 8682 4001
Website: www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
Offers support, information and advice. Call for information on local branches, information booklets and newsletter.
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Books:
Due for release
Babyshock! by Elizabeth Martyn with Relate (Vermilion, October 2001) £6.99.
Elizabeth Martyn, writer of this website, draws on the expertise of Relate counsellors and explains how a couple’s relationship is affected from the first decision to try for a baby, through pregnancy, birth and babyhood, to the stage of caring for toddlers and young children.
Birth choices
Waterbirth Unplugged by Beverley Beech (Midwives Press, 1996) £13.99.
A collection of articles covering all aspects of water birth and a look at how water birth practices differ around the world. The book is based on the proceedings of the First International Conference on Water Birth, held in Britain in 1995.
Alternative Therapies for Pregnancy and Birth by Pat Thomas (Element Books, 2000) £9.99.
Comprehensive guide that explains the benefits of the wide range of alternative treatments that can be used alongside conventional medicine.
Gentle Birth Choices: A guide to making informed decisions about birthing centres birth attendants, water birth, home birth, hospital birth by Barbara Harper (Healing Art Press, 1994) £13.99.
A general guide to the range of choices available to women.
Water Birth by Susanna Napierala (Bergin & Garvey, 1994) £13.50.
The author, a midwife, addresses the most frequently asked questions about giving birth under water.
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Postnatal depression
Depression after Childbirth by Dr Katharina Dalton and Wendy Holton (Oxford University Press, April 2001) £9.99.
It is estimated that there are about 1,000 new cases of postnatal depression in Britain every week. In its most extreme form, it can lead to infanticide or suicide. This updated edition includes chapters on careers and motherhood, coping with stress and a look at the role the partner can play.
Postnatal Depression by Heather Welford (Harper Collins, 1998) £5.99.
A practical and sympathetic text explaining exactly what postnatal depression is in all its forms, why it occurs and what to do. It contains useful case studies from mothers, friends and families.
Multiple births
Twins and multiple births by Carol Cooper (Vermilion, 1997) £9.99.
Written by a GP and mother of twins, this guide to coping with multiple births offers advice on development and rearing twins from conception to adulthood. It also looks at how it feels to be a twin and the relationship between twins as they grow up.
The Twins Handbook by Elizabeth Friedrich and Cherry Rowland (Robson Books, 1998) £8.99.
Advice on coping with the demands of more than one baby and anecdotes from those who have gone before.
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Fatherhood
The Complete Idiots Guide to Fatherhood by Kevin Osborn (Alpha Books, 1999) £10.99.
A comprehensive guide with information to help new fathers cope with the changes a baby makes in their life.
Becoming a Father: How to make a success of your role as a parent by Mike Lilley (How To Books, 1997) £9.99.
Aims to provide a practical framework to making a success of fatherhood from pregnancy and birth to infancy and beyond.
Parenting for Men by Dorrik Stow (Summersdale Publishers, 1998) £9.99.
This guide provides practical suggestions on how men can take a more active role during pregnancy, explains the possibilities and eventualities of fatherhood and highlights the many ways in which a father can contribute.
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Infertility
Brookside Guide to... Infertility Treatment (Channel 4, 2000)
This guide gives details of organisations that can tell you all you want to know about infertility, its causes and its treatments, where to find the latest news and how to get help and support.
Order this by telephone on 0870 544 6699 or send a cheque or postal order (made payable to Channel 4 Television) for £1 (including postage & packing) to:
Brookside Infertility Treatment
PO Box 4000
Manchester M60 3LL
Infertility: The last secret by Anna McGrail (Bloomsbury, 1999) £14.99.
Addresses the issues of both successful and unsuccessful treatment, and lists alternatives to IVF for the childless couple. Also provides an exhaustive list of websites and publications dealing with related subjects.
Alternative Infertility Treatments by Nicky Wesson (Vermilion, 1997) £8.99.
Using case histories, this guide explains how to improve fertility naturally through diet, exercise and relaxation techniques, and how to detect ovulation to maximise the opportunities of conception. It also describes the benefits of existing therapies such as acupuncture and reflexology.
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Maternity leave and pay
Pregnant at Work 2001 available for £1.50 plus a stamped-addressed envelope from: the Publications Department, Maternity Alliance, 45 Beech Street, London EC2P 2LX.
The leaflet covers statutory maternity pay, maternity leave, other rights such as time off for antenatal care and health and safety protection, and answers the most common questions voiced on the Maternity Alliance's Information Line.
Babies and children
www.dss.gov.uk/publications/2001/index.htm
Online publications from the DSS. A range of guides to tax credits and benefits for anyone expecting a baby or caring for children. Available in different languages, Braille and large print.
Disability
Access All Areas: The Down's Syndrome (Channel 4, 1999)
Provides information and advice about health problems and rights to proper treatment for people with Down's syndrome.
Order this by telephone on 0870 544 6699 or send a cheque or postal order (made payable to Channel 4 Television) for £1 (including postage & packing) to:
Down's Syndrome
PO Box 4000
Manchester M60 3LL
Foetal development
A Time to Be Born: The life of the unborn child by Peter W Nathanielsz (Oxford University Press, 1994) £21.99.
Focuses on foetal development in the last three months of pregnancy: how the foetus's brain and senses develop, how it makes breathing movements, and how it affects the placenta and eventually gives the signal for birth.
Your Amazing Newborn by Marshall H Klaus and Phyllis H Klaus (Perseus Books Group, 2000) £12.99.
Celebrates a baby's abilities in the first hours and days of life.
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Alternative therapies
Aromatherapy During Your Pregnancy by Frances R Clifford (C W Daniel Company, 1997) £3.99.
Charts the aromatic pathway from before conception through to delivery and neonatal care.
Aromatherapy: The pregnancy book by Jennie Supper (Amberwood Publishing, 1999) £5.99.
A guide to the use of oils during pregnancy and for new babies.
Natural Baby Care by Colleen Dodt (Storey Communications, 1997) £10.99.
Suggestions for safe and organic care for infants and new mothers, including aromatherapy, chemical-free fabrics, herbal baby powder, massage, and home-made baby food.
The Alternative Pregnancy Handbook by Tanvir Jamil and Karen Evenett (Piatkus Books, 2000) £10.99.
Practical information on all complementary remedies that are safe to use during pregnancy.
Pain relief
Labour Pain: Discover the secrets of an easier labour by Nicky Wesson (Vermilion 1999) £7.99.
Investigates the causes of labour pain and the circumstances which can make labour less painful. Discusses what labour pain feels like at different stages, which external influences can make it better or worse, and ways to reduce the levels of pain.
Better Birth by Tina Otte (New Holland Publishers, 2000) £7.99.
Aimed at expectant mothers, this guide describes the different stages of labour and suggests how to manage each stage with breathing and relaxation exercises. Also offers advice on the different types of pain relief.
Birthing Without Hurting: The complete guide to your choices for pain management by Gill van Hasselt (Training Publications, 1999) £8.95.
Comprehensive guide provides personal and professional information on the full range of pain relief choices available to benefit women and their babies during labour and childbirth.
Pain Relief in Childbirth by Geoffrey Chamberlain and Nikki Bradford (HarperCollins, 1995) £6.99.
Covers all possible pain relief options with the pros and cons. Aims to ensure that all pregnant women feel confident about the choices they make in managing their own labour.
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Helplines:
General
Parentline Plus
0808 800 2222 (freephone Mon-Fri 8am-10pm, Sat 9.30am-5pm, Sun 10am-3pm )
0800 783 6783 (text phone)
Advice and information for parents and carers, and parenting courses.
National Childbirth Trust
0870 4448 707 (Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-4pm)
Advice and practical support on all aspects of pregnancy, childcare and early parenthood.
Maternity Alliance Information line
020 7588 8582 (recorded information 24 hrs)
Support to pregnant women and parents-to-be, specialising in legal advice on maternity benefits and rights at work.
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Antenatal advice
Antenatal Results and Choices
020 7631 0285 (Mon-Fri 10am-1pm and 2-6pm)
Support for parents going through antenatal testing, especially when an abnormality is diagnosed in their unborn baby. It offers a network of other parents as well as telephone advice, newsletters and support days.
Premature birth
Bliss
0500 618140 (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm)
Support for women at risk of having or who have had a premature birth.
Infant Death
SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society)
020 7436 5881 (Mon-Thurs 10am-3.30pm)
The Miscarriage Association
01924 200799 (Mon-Fri 9am-4pm)
Scottish helpline: 0131 334 8883 (answerphone with names of local contacts)
Provides support and information for any woman who has lost a baby during pregnancy, with over 50 support groups across the UK.
Compassionate Friends
0117 953 9639
Bereaved parents and their families offer understanding, support and encouragement to others after the death of a child or children of any age.
Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID)
(England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
020 7233 2090 (24-hour Helpline)
Provides information on how to reduce the risk of infant death.
Scottish Cot Death Trust
0141 457 3946 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
Multiple births
Twins and Multiple Births Association (TAMBA)
01732 868000 (weekdays 7pm-11pm, weekends 10am-11pm)
Volunteer listeners are all parents of twins or triplets and have undergone a comprehensive training course.
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Difficult babies
CRY-SIS
020 7404 5011 (Every day 8am-11pm)
Support for families with excessively crying, sleepless and demanding babies and young children. Answering service will give the phone number of volunteer contacts, who once had similar problems. Please remember they are parents, just like you, with family commitments.
Disability
Disabled Parents Network
0870 241 0450 (leave message, call will be returned)
www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk
Run by a group of disabled parents to support other disabled parents or relatives with any form of disability.
Disability, Pregnancy & Parenthood
0800 018 4730 (24hr answerphone or 9.30am-5pm Mon-Fri to speak to an Information Officer)
0800 018 9949 (Text Phone)
Advice and support to anyone with a disability who’s pregnant or has given birth and to their friends or relatives.
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Infertility
CHILD
01424 732 361 (24hrs, at times with answerphone)
Offers support on different aspects of infertility.
Women’s rights
Maternity Alliance
020 7588 8582 (recorded information 24hrs)
AIMS
01753 652781 (recorded information at times)
Offers advice to women about the choices available to them; publishes booklets and provides help with complaints about maternity care.
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Websites:
General
Channel 4 — Health House
www.channel4.com/health
Recently launched health site offering vital information on health issues specifically aimed at a young audience and featuring a team of online counsellors to answer users’ questions.
Parentline Plus
www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Excellent comprehensive site with advice and information for parents, carers, children and young people. Gives useful tips about coping with a new baby; also runs parenting courses.
Babyworld
www.babyworld.co.uk/
Heaps of information as well as baby diaries, top tips, find-a-friend and birth stories.
Easy to navigate website on pregnancy, childbirth and babies.
Baby Centre
www.babycentre.co.uk
Contains a wide range of information on pregnancy and birth.
Midwives Information and Resource Service
www.midirs.org
A database of online articles from over 500 journals on all aspects of childbirth. A good resource, with a forum as well.
Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS)
www.aims.org.uk
Contains recent articles on the maternity services debate and a good links section. Provides information, support and advice to parents and health professionals on all aspects of maternity care, focusing on maternity services.
Women’s rights
AIMS
www.aims.org.uk
Support and advice on maternity care, including rights, choices and complaints.
Maternity Alliance
www.maternityalliance.org.uk
Working to improve rights and services for all pregnant women, new mothers and their families. Can provide expert information and specialist legal advice on maternity benefits and rights at work.
Loss of a child
Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
www.sids.org.uk/fsid/index.htm
Provides information, research, advice and FAQs on infant death.
Miscarriage Association
www.the-ma.org.uk/
Support and information for any woman who has lost a baby during pregnancy, with over 50 support groups across the UK. Leaflets and factsheets available online.
SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society)
www.uk-sands.org
Support, advice, local support groups, leaflets and books for parents whose babies have died before, during or shortly after birth.
Compassionate Friends
www.tcf.org.uk
Bereaved parents and their families offer understanding, support and encouragement to others after the death of a child or children of any age.
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Postnatal depression
Beyond the Baby Blues
www.babyblues.freeserve.co.uk/
Help and information for anyone suffering from postnatal depression.
Depression Alliance
www.depressionalliance.org/
UK charity offering help to people with depression, run by sufferers themselves. Contains information about the symptoms of depression and treatments.
Postnatal Depression Information for Men
www.pndinfo.co.uk
A male perspective for those with partners suffering from postnatal depression
Post Natal Illness — Do you feel like Screaming?
www.pni.org.uk/
Contains information and links to other websites, an online forum for discussion and women's stories.
Postnatal Depression Index
www.homestead.com/parentpoint/postnataldepressionindex.html
Covers postnatal depression and the various states of the illness including baby blues and puerperal psychosis.
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Disabled parents
Disability Pregnancy & Parenthood
www.dppi.org.uk
Provides advice and support to anyone with a disability who’s pregnant or has given birth, and their friends or relatives.
Premature birth
Tommy's Campaign
www.tommys-campaign.org/website.html
Campaign that is determined to end the heartache caused by premature birth, miscarriage and stillbirth. Funds a national programme of research, education and information aimed at understanding and preventing these tragedies.
Baby Lifeline
www.nelnet.co.uk/baby-lifeline-hp.html
Offers a training, education and specialised technology to those working with babies whose lives are in danger through premature birth or illness.
Neonatal Support Group
www.neonatalsupport.co.uk
Provides clothing and bedding for premature babies.
Bliss
www.bliss.org.uk
Offers support to women at risk of having, or who have had, a premature birth. Website contains information and leaflets plus their helpline number.
Action on Pre-Eclampsia
www.apec.org.uk/
Information and support for women at risk of or affected by pre-eclampsia, the potentially life-threatening condition formerly known as toxaemia.
Premature Babies UK
www.kerri.thomas.btinternet.co.uk
Run by the mother of a premature baby, this site provides useful information for parents, expectant parents, friends and relatives of premature babies.
Pregnancy Weekly
www.pregnancyweekly.com/topics/premature_birth.htm
Online resource for pregnant women, provides articles on premature birth.
Premature Birth Stories
www.babyzone.com/pregnancy/births/premature.asp
Stories from mothers who have had personal experience of premature birth.
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Birth choices
BirthChoiceUK
www.birthchoiceuk.com/
Explains all the options open to women giving birth and provides information to help make those choices. Contains a site map of all maternity units across the UK.
Water Birth: Time to Move Forward
www.aims.org.uk/water.htm
Online article by Beverley Beech, chair of AIMS who argues that the time has come to take labour and birth in water more seriously.
National Childbirth Trust
www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/
Gives information about hospital, home and water births.
Home Birth Reference site
www.homebirth.org.uk/
Explains how to book a home birth and has articles and general information.
Older Mothers and Home Birth
www.homebirth.org.uk/oldmums.htm
Discusses the concerns that older women may have about giving birth at home.
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Parenting
National Family and Parenting Institute
www.nfpi.org
Independent charity providing information and help to parents bringing up their children.
B for Baby
www.b4baby.com
Articles and advice on all aspects of parenting and baby development.
Pregnancy
Helios Health
www.helioshealth.com/pregnancy/baby
Details the baby’s development from conception to birth.
Foetal Development Overview
www.w-cpc.org/fetal.html
Plots the stages of development and provides colour photographs and a short film about development.
Pregnancy and Baby
www.ivillage.co.uk/pregnancyandbaby/
Information site for parents of newborn babies.
Baby Centre
www.babycentre.co.uk/development
Learn about a child’s emotional, physical, social and language development.
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Fathers
Fathers Direct
www.fathersdirect.com
Excellent, fun site for the blokes. Looks at everything related to being a father.
Bounty
www.bounty.com
Tips and advice on how to cope with being a father, with articles and information on pregnancy and birth.
Boot Camp for New Dads
www.newdads.com
Practical advice and information for first-time fathers in an informative and humorous way.
Dad's Month by Month Guide to Pregnancy
http://homearts.com/depts/family/07pregb6.htm
Observations from a father’s perspective, includes a month-by-month description of changes in his partner and his sometimes comical reaction.
Fathers' Forum Online
www.fathersforum.com
Includes a list of what to expect in the first 12 months of fatherhood, and provides a variety of articles and topics in the reading room section.
New Fathers: Transitions and Grief
www.lapas.org/merghlan96.html
Article on the transformation men go through as they become fathers and the struggle to find time for self, family, work and partner.
Center for Successful Fathering
www.fathering.org
Argues the benefits of being an involved father and the belief that children need the balance of both parents.
Dads Today
http://dadstoday.com
Feature articles and discussion groups for fathers.
PIPPIN — Investing in Fathers
www.pippin.org.uk/fathers
Aims to create the right environment for supporting young fathers through all stages of pregnancy.
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Antenatal care
Surgery Door
www.surgerydoor.co.uk/level3/20uht_antenatalcare.shtml
Discusses the provision of antenatal care in the NHS.
Families
www.familiesonline.co.uk/topics/babies/babies_sw_exercise.htm
Complete guide to antenatal care.
Active Birth Centre
www.activebirthcentre.com/
Helps parents make informed choices concerning their pregnancy, birth and early parenting.
National Childbirth Trust
www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/
Offers support in pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood. All services, activities and membership are fully accessible to everyone.
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
www.asbah.demon.co.uk/tests.html
Gives advice about antenatal screening for Down's syndrome, spina bifida and hydrocephalus with details of ultrasound, CVS and amniocentesis.
The CaF Directory
www.cafamily.org.uk/Direct/f26.html
Page contains information about ARC, a specialist group that provides support and counselling to parents faced with difficult prenatal results.
BBC Health: Parenting
www.bbc.co.uk/health/parenting/prchecks.shtml
Information on antenatal care and a list of things to expect from visits to clinics and tests that will be taken.
Your Antenatal Care
www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/article.asp?article=68
Details the necessity for good antenatal care and describes what happens at meetings and screenings.
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Complementary health
Aromatherapy: Pregnancy and Birth
http://pregnancy.about.com/library/weekly/aa042098.htm
Article looks at the benefits of aromatherapy in combating pain during pregnancy and gives advice on what oils to use.
Webhealth
www.webhealth.co.uk
Lists local natural health centres cross the UK.
Bounty Fact file— Complimentary Therapies
http://www.bounty.com/reference/section.asp?btygrpid=1&btycontid=779
Question and answer section provides information on all aspects of complementary medicine including aromatherapy and reflexology.
Mothers Bliss
www.mothersbliss.com/nine/secrets/relax.htm
Contains an aromatherapy recipe for massage oil that can be used during pregnancy.
Alternative Health Care
www.efn.org/~djz/birth/althealth.html
Provides information on natural and alternative aspects of pregnancy for mothers and babies.
Babycentre — Is It Safe?
www.babycentre.co.uk/expert/536449.html
Gives advice on using aromatherapy during pregnancy and what oils can be used.
Aromatherapy during labour
www.activebirthcentre.com/pb/pbusefultiparomainlabour.html
Article with advice and tips on using this therapy during childbirth.
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Work
New Ways to Work
www.new-ways.co.uk/infadv.htm
Provides information and advice on flexible working arrangements. Contact for a free information pack on getting the work-life balance right, and a look at flexible working hours, job share schemes, working from home and part-time work.
Parents at Work
www.parentsatwork.org.uk
Has a great deal of information about maternity rights.
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Pain relief
National Childbirth Trust
www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/article.asp?article=104
Advice and information on pain relief during birth.
Society of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Perinatology
www.soap.org/obpamph.htm
Broad range of questions answered in this page including issues of pain relief options and the experience of labour.
Childbirth
www.childbirth.org/articles/labor/painrelief.html
Comprehensive list of articles on a wide variety of issues around labour and pain relief.
Pain Relief in Labour
www.rollercoaster.ie/pregnancy_birth/pain_relief.asp
Looks at the experiences of pain during labour and what can be done to ease it — including breathing and alternative pain relief.
MidwifeInfo
www.midwifeinfo.com/topic-painrelief.php
Detailed article on labour that looks at pain relief and contains links to other areas of interest.
Natural Methods of Pain Relief
www.alternativeparenting.com/preglaborbirth/NaturalPainRelief.asp
Argues that a natural, drug-free labour facilitates attachment and bonding following the birth of a child.
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