Maternity

Antenatal Course – Central Family Hub

The Central Family Hub is hosting a new support group to help parents to find support in the local area, meet a midwife and get tips on how to feed your baby and look after your own health and wellbeing.

The sessions will run via Zoom from 18:00–19:30 on Tuesday evenings for 3 weeks. The sessions are starting on Tuesday 6th July 2021.

Please see the poster below for further information and contact Jo Herbert if you are interested.

West Berkshire Community Breastfeeding Support

Breast Feeding Drop in’s in West Berkshire – we welcome fully or partly breast feeding mothers. Referrals can be made antenatally and postnatally from your midwife or health visitor, or call us directly yourself.

Telephone: 0118 945 6157

Email: joanne.roberts@westberks.gov.uk

Website: www.directory.westberks.gov.uk

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Maternity App

In response to requests for a single source of reliable and accessible clinically validated information on pregnancy and early parenthood, Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has launched a new ‘Mum and Baby’ app.

The app is available for download now on the Google Play.

Royal Berks - Maternity Information

A library of information leaflets on pregnancy, tests and scans, labour and childbirth and more.

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Antenatal Care

Calculate your Due Date

Your Antenatal Appointments Explained

Find Maternity Services Near you

Further information

Whatever you want to know about getting pregnant, being pregnant or caring for your new baby, you should find it here – NHS Choices – Your Pregnancy & Baby Guide

Postnatal Support Group

This group is for mothers to connect with other mothers for support. The group provides information, support and tools to make you feel like you again.

Telephone: 01635 760310

Email: office@home-startwb.co.uk

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Family Central Hub

Having a baby is a special time in life, so to help support you and increase your social networks, the Central Family Hub in Thatcham have designed a new antenatal course.

Telephone: 07584 271 355

Email: Jo.herbert1@westberks.gov.uk

Local Maternity Services

North Hampshire Hospital

Royal Berkshire Hospital

John Radcliffe Hospital

Great Western Hospital

Planning your Pregnancy

If you’re planning on getting pregnant, you can improve your chances of conceiving and having a successful pregnancy.

Follow these steps

Postnatal Care

Your six week post natal check

Breastfeeding support at the Family Hubs

The West Berkshire Family Hubs are hosting new support groups to help mothers with breastfeeding. The Family Hubs are offering face to face support and also virtual support via Zoom.

Face to face support

Calcot – Thursday 1:30pm, Newbury – Thursday 10am Thatcham – call the hub between 09:30 and 3:30 to arrange a face to face appointment.

The Croft, Hungerford – Bumps babes and beyond Tuesday 09:00-10:30. Lambourn Wednesday 09:00-10:30. Lambourn British Legion. (From June 2021) Baby group, including Breastfeeding support.
Hungerford Family Centre – 01488 682628

Booking is essential please book online: booking.westberks.gov.uk
Due to COVID restrictions we are unable to offer drop in sessions.

Virtual support via zoom

1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 2pm. Please contact us for login details. 1:1 appointments are also available at all Hubs by arrangement.