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SWFT Maternity Communications

Influenza (Flu) for all pregnant people.

BCG for eligible babies.

Please ask a member of staff how to access a vaccine when attending appointments.

Email: MaternityVaccinationTeam@swft.nhs.uk

For BCG specific queries: BCGReferrals@swft.nhs.uk

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Our Family Support volunteers work alongside parents in their own homes to improve parenting skills, boost confidence and well-being, help with family management and establish social networks. We also offer groups for families, to provide help with early childhood development, domestic abuse and building relationships in the community.

With Home-Start a family can be sure of support that is non-judgemental and confidential. There is no stigma attached to Home-Start’s help which is why so many referrers and parents contact us to ask for support.

Your midwife can give you access to the real birth company digital education.

-housing

-finance

-childcare

-parental conflict and contact

-special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

The FIS helpline is available from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, to answer your queries, provide information and guide you towards the right support if you are unsure who or what you require for your needs.

Call the Family Information Service on 01926 742274

Email - fis@warwickshire.gov.uk

Family Wellbeing Support

familywellbeing@parentingproject.org.uk

Counselling

counselling@parentingproject.org.uk

Parent Mentoring

familywellbeing@parentingproject.org.uk

Healthy lifestyle resources for parents of 0-5's

Research shows that you are 3 times more likely to quit with the right support.

Call or text the team on:  07917 227 004

Standard network charges will apply, if you prefer you can text us and we can call you back.

Email : MaternitySmokeFreeSupport@swft.nhs.uk

We’ve got county-wide and district-led schemes to help you. So whether you’re struggling to keep on top of higher energy bills or debt, or you’re simply looking to retrofit your home with energy efficiency improvements, our energy experts can help.

Contact Us | Act On Energy

Find more information on our website at www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/matex

If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food, milk and vitamins.

www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/check

If you are experiencing abuse, we’re here to help.

If you regularly use drugs, it's important to tackle this now you're pregnant. 

These may have happened during your childhood and can now affect your pregnancy and newborn baby.

Your midwife is here to help you and will talk to you about your experiences growing up. We can then offer you support with your journey into parenthood.

These may have happened during your childhood and can now affect your pregnancy and newborn baby.

Your midwife is here to help you and will talk to you about your experiences growing up. We can then offer you support with your journey into parenthood.

Our mental health is as important as our physical health – but it can be easy to overlook it when there is so much going on, especially when you’re pregnant or have a new baby.

They are based at the maternity unit at Warwick hospital and your midwife can refer you to them if you would like advice or support.

There are options in the App download to support the area in which you live. The services offer support for Warwickshire, Solihull and other local areas … just choose your nearest area!

Whether you are thinking of starting a family or have children already by home insemination, fertility treatment, surrogacy, adoption, fostering. If you’re a single parent, couple, co-parent, poly family or a stepparent, all families are welcome.

We use the word ‘partner’ to include:

• the partner(s), spouse or civil partner (including same-sex partners) of the birthing parent

• the biological father of the child

• the co-parent(s)

• the secondary adoptive parent having a child through surrogacy.

Speak to your GP if you’re feeling very stressed and finding it hard to cope. 

We are here for all LBGTQIA+ mothers, fathers or parents, whenever you need us.

Here we offer advice, support and information around some of the most common topics single parents ask us about.

Asking for help can take a lot of courage, but it can really help.

Becoming a young parent can be an adventure full of joy but can have specific challenges.

Our support is free, confidential and anonymous and can be accessed wherever young people are.  

All of the information on this website is aimed at young parents, so it’s all relevant to young fathers. However, the information on this page is aimed at young fathers especially.

Free parking will be provided for all patients who attend hospital for an appointment three times within a month and for an overall period of three months.

This does NOT include maternity scans but does include appointments with Doctors.

Patient multi-appointment tickets

If you are a patient required to attend regular clinics or outpatient appointments, you can qualify for a 5 or 10 visit multi-appointment ticket. This ticket will give you access to the car parking facility at Warwick Hospital for a 3 month period from date of activation. To get a multi-appointment ticket, please ask the receptionist for a form, and return the completed form back to Security Office.

Our guides cover all the money basics you need to know when you’re having a baby – from how to budget for your new addition or paying for childcare, to what your rights are when it comes to maternity and paternity pay and when you return to work. 

In recent years, many services have gone online. For visually impaired people this can make accessing services more difficult. However, we believe that new digital technology can be inclusive and empowering and make a positive impact on your life.

We will give you the chance to try out a selection of smart devices, aimed at people with sight loss, to identify the one that best suits your level of vision; the type of information or services you want; and, which ones match your price range.

Transports people who are without their own transport to medical appointments at hospitals, doctors’ surgeries, dentists’ surgeries and day centres across Stratford, Warwick and other Warwickshire areas.

Please follow the links to find your nearest volunteer transport.

What is The Real Birth Digital Programme?

The Real Birth Digital Programme is a birth preparation course like no other! It helps by telling you more about how your body works in birth and why.

Understanding more about your body in labour helps to reduce stress and helps with making informed choices.

You will be guided through explanations and videos that show the amazing changes that take place for you and your baby as you give birth.

You will learn about the different options and choices you can make too, in many birth situations.

There are also massage and breathing techniques for you to practice.

Take a look

Please watch this video which talks about the practices of FGM - you may also know this as female cutting or female circumcision.

You do not need proof of address or immigration status, ID or an NHS number.

GP surgeries are usually the first contact if you have a health problem. They can treat many conditions and give health advice. They can also refer you to other NHS services.

We offer a CO (carbon monoxide) reading at each antenatal appointment for all women. Carbon monoxide is a toxic gas, which you cannot see, taste or smell. It is released from tobacco smoke, exhaust fumes and faulty gas appliances. This number can inform us of the percentage of C0 that your baby is being exposed to.

If you are a smoker - we can offer real support and advice on how to stop smoking in pregnancy and beyond. Quitting smoking means that you will be free from Carbon Monoxide in less than 24 hours! We offer support to quit including Nicotine Replacement Therapy and lifestyle support to help you stop.

If you are a non-smoker, your CO level should be <4 (PPM).

If you are a non-smoker and you CO level is >4 (PPM), we will offer you a Safe and Wellness Check from the Fire Service, who will check your home and environment.

You will normally meet you health visitor (face-to-face or via telephone) whilst you coming to the end of your pregnancy journey. They will then be informed when your baby is born and will contact you once you are discharged from the community midwife.

The services on offer include:

• Health Checks

• Stop smoking

• Adult Weight Management

• Exercise on Referral

Follow the link to find local Warwickshire Slimming world groups.

Find out how much you need, which types of exercise you can safely do and what to avoid.

English, Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional, Cantonese), Estonian, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Latvian, Lithuanian, Panjabi, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Romany, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian, Urdu and Yiddish.

An English large print version is available to order.

Your community midwife can inform you of antenatal classes in your area for preparation for birth and baby.

SWFT also have a wonderful infant feeding team who can help with infant feeding queries and support - a link to their padlet is in this section also.

If you are experiencing domestic abuse at home, your midwife can support you, in confidence, to seek refuge and safety and can support you with referrals and speaking with other agencies.

If you wish to speak to your midwife alone at your appointment, she will absolutely facilitate this for you and give you a safe space to speak. She is your advocate and your support also.

At SWFT, your midwife can refer you to our Perinatal Mental Health team and Specialist Midwife if this is a new concern in the pregnancy. Your midwife can also help signpost you to the appropriate support services, depending on the support you need.

Please speak to your midwife if you have any concern or anxiety surrounding your mental health and wellbeing. You are not alone.

She can help to signpost you to the charities and organisations that can help with legal concerns, financial concerns and housing concerns. Some of these links are also in this padlet to local services that can help you.

We also use Language Line at SWFT, so we can use an interpreter at any appointment during your pregnancy / birth / postnatal period so that you can feel fully informed and in control of your care.

These vaccinations include;

• Pertussis (whooping cough)

• Flu (during flu season)

• RSV

• Covid-19 (we would signpost to your GP)

• BCG for eligible babies

The vaccination 'lavender' room in Warwick maternity outpatients department is staffed Monday-Friday and you don't need an appointment!

You will be sent an appointment for the RSV vaccination when you are 28 weeks pregnant.

They support with;

• Access to devices

• Access to connectivity

• Help with IT support

Patients can also view the website and associated advice/support in any language.

Chinese, Filipino, French, Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish. Others available at request.

We have translated your basic birth rights into 16 languages.

This link includes translated support for both breast and bottle feeding.

Register for free resources

If you given the news that you are carrying more than one baby, your midwife will refer you to a consultant-led pathway. This means you will be looked after regularly by both your community midwife, and seen by the consultant in hospital. You will have more regular scans and will be invited for the appropriate screening opportunities.

Also links to local support and groups which you may find useful.

You do not need to go on a special diet, but it's important to eat a variety of different foods every day to get the right balance of nutrients that you and your baby need. 

It's best to get vitamins and minerals from the foods you eat, but when you're pregnant you need to take a folic acid supplement as well, to make sure you get everything you need.

A healthy pregnancy, Labour and childbirth and the first weeks with your new baby

The Perinatal Mental Health Peer Support Projects are delivered by FWT – a Centre for Women, working alongside the MAMTA Programme (FHLS), the Perinatal Mental Health Team at CWPT and Start for Life.

The aim of the projects are to educate and support Minority Ethnic women including asylum seekers and Refugees in Coventry through the antenatal and postnatal period around their emotional well-being.

If women are experiencing baby blues, have low mood or feeling anxious or depressed around the birth of the baby our Perinatal Mental Health Peer Workers will offer 1-1 and group support.

Support is provided Citywide in the community, through hubs offering enhanced support and reach to these communities. The project has also extended to Rugby, Stratford & Nuneaton.

To make a referral please email pmht@fwt.org.uk

MAMTA

MAMTA offers support to all ethnic minority women to help improve outcomes for mum and baby in pregnancy and after baby is born, in Coventry.

It is a free service, that is based at FWT a centre for women, part of Family Health and Lifestyle work and works in conjunction with UHCW Maternity Services.

You will be offered MAMTA support at your first booking appointment with your community midwife. If you consent to the referral the MAMTA team will contact you directly.

MAMTA offers bespoke parent education in a group setting every week, in addition 1-1 peer support (with language support available), health messages including breastfeeding, and education around your pregnancy is provided. Please speak to your midwife or call MAMTA on 07538 092956 or 0247663 7693 or email MAMTA@fwt.org.uk

Support is also available to parents and carers, including peer support and on-demand workshops. Parents and carers do NOT need a young person to be referred into the service to access this support.

Link on website to: Podcast and Blog

Pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood can feel overwhelming — especially when you're navigating it as a neurodivergent person in a system that wasn't built for your brain or body.

At NeuroNatal®, we see you.

RSV: From 28 weeks

Flu: September-March, any gestation

Please ask your CMW if you feel that you would benefit from having one.