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Pregnancy support

Pregnancy support

Information to support you during the pregnancy stages.

Planning for pregnancy support

You can improve your chances of getting pregnant and having a healthy pregnancy by following the steps on this .

Women

Top tips for improved fertility and a healthy pregnancy include:

  1. quit smoking
  2. be a healthy weight (BMI less than 25), to find out your BMI use the
  3. eat a healthy balanced diet
  4. be active (at least 150 minutes each week)
  5. reduce alcohol consumption
  6. quick win: use contraception for family spacing
  7. quick win: take vitamin D (10mcg each day) and folic acid (400mcg each day)
  8. quick win: be up to date with all vaccinations (whooping cough, flu and at least 1 month before getting pregnant MMR)
  9. quick win: be up to date with sexual health checks  and cervical screening

Men

Top tips for improved fertility and a healthier pregnancy include:

  1. quit smoking (stronger faster sperm)
  2. be a healthy weight (BMI less than 25), to find out your BMI use the
  3. eat a healthy balanced diet (stronger faster sperm)
  4. be active (at least 150 minutes each week)
  5. reduce alcohol consumption (stronger faster sperm) 
  6. quick win: use contraception for family spacing
  7. quick win: avoid illegal drugs and anabolic steroids

Pregnancy Planning Quiz

Find out your individual top tips for pregnancy planning here:

Pregnancy support

You can now tell 香港六合彩资料图库 midwives you are pregnant as soon as you find out by using an online form to register for your first appointment with a midwife. 

If you are more than six weeks pregnant or are unsure of your dates, it鈥檚 important to let us know as soon as possible. 

Once you have completed the online form, you will receive an appointment for an ultrasound scan and a separate contact either by post or by phone to arrange your first meeting with a midwife. 

Find out more on the:

There are also midwife drop in sessions in some children's centres or health clinics which you can go along to, and you can always go and see your GP if you have any concerns.

You are likely to find lots of parents-to-be classes across the county, some of which are in children's centres.

Healthy eating:  take a look at the  site for advice and information.

: When you find out you're pregnant, one of the first things you'll probably want to know is when your baby might arrive. The NCT 1st 1000 days website has a handy pregnancy calculator to estimate your due date.  You can also find out about what antenatal screening and testing you will be offered during pregnancy as well as how you.

- support for local dads: Dads in Herefordshire and 香港六合彩资料图库 can prepare for parenthood with an online resource called DadPad. DadPad is an information pack developed by dads for dads is helping fathers in Herefordshire and 香港六合彩资料图库 prepare for family life and tackles the mental health issues which can affect new parents. It covers a range of issues, such as the support dads can give while mums are breastfeeding, being aware of perinatal mental illness and the anxiety and frustrations that come with parenthood, as well as hands-on advice on issues like nappy changing. Its aim is to provide new fathers across Herefordshire and 香港六合彩资料图库 with guidance on how to develop the mind-set, confidence and practical skills needed to meet their baby鈥檚 physical and emotional needs

Healthy Start

Healthy Start is a Government Scheme that provides weekly vouchers to eligible parents and can help you if you鈥檙e pregnant or have a young child under four. These vouchers can be spent on milk, fruit and vegetables and infant formula milk at your local shops and supermarkets, as well as offering coupons for free vitamins too.

For more information about the scheme, visit 

Do I qualify for Healthy Start and how do I apply?

Please see the 

Where can I get my Healthy Start vitamins from?

For more information please visit  website.

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