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Birth and Beyond classes

Free antenatal group courses for expectant parents are available from your Local Family Hub, see: 

• Local Family Hubs

Online courses by Togetherness

Togetherness offer free online courses for parents to be around pregnancy, preparing for birth and beyond, see:

Feeding your baby workshops

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• Antenatal classes

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Feeding your baby workshops

Free two hour workshops are available for expectant parents in person or online, see:

1-1 Breastfeeding support

1-1 breastfeeding support is available from the NHS infant feeding support workers until your baby is 6 to 8 weeks old, see:

Breastfeeding support groups

Free NHS and community breastfeeding support groups are available across Worcestershire, see our page:

Breastfeeding support

Breastpump hire 

Breastpump hire is available from your Local Family Hub, see:

• Local Family Hubs

National breastfeeding helpline

Available 24 hours a day, every day of the year on:

• phone: 0300 100 0212 
• website:

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Healthy Start

Expectant parents that are more than 10 weeks pregnant or families that have a child under 4, may be entitled to help to buy healthy food and milk via a Healthy Start card that can be used in UK shops. 

This includes cow’s milk and infant formula based on cow’s milk, fruit and vegetables, pulses and free vitamins for parents and free vitamins for babies and young children. See:

• Healthy Start: food and vitamin support

Low cost vitamins

If you are not eligible for the Healthy Start card, you can still collect low cost vitamins from your Local Family Hub. Vitamin tablets for adults are £1.00 per pack. Baby and young children drops are £1.80 per pack. The vitamin drops are suitable for children up to 5 years of age. Please have the exact change. See:

• Local Family Hubs

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Baby banks

A list of baby banks can be found on our pages:

• Local baby groups, classes, activities and support

Cost of living support

Information about food banks, cost of living support and other help available can be found on our page:

• Cost of living support

Online courses by Togetherness

Togetherness offer free online courses for parents around understanding your baby or child including brain development, crying, sleep, feeding, play and supporting preterm babies and children with additional needs. See:

Family Hub courses, workshops and groups

Family Hubs run understanding your baby and child groups for parents as well as two hour workshops on topic areas such as behaviour, sleep and fussy eating. See:

• Local Family Hubs

Health visiting service support

Telephone and face to face support and clinics to support with baby and child development are run by the Health Visiting Service. See:

Speech and language drop in’s

Family Hubs run speech and language drop in’s in certain areas. See:

• Local Family Hubs

Activities and learning at home

A range of ideas can be found here 

• What's on and things to do

More support

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• Babies, toddlers, and young children
• Toilet training
• Home - ERIC
   

Support groups

There are a range of support groups for parents and carers on our page:

• Support groups for parents and carers (SEND)

Family Hubs run support groups too, see:

• Local Family Hubs

SENDIASS workshops for parents and carers

Free workshops for parents and carers can be found here:

• SENDIASS Training and Events

More support

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• SEND Local Offer
• SEND support groups for parents and carers
• Early Years (0 to 5 years) (SEND)

Healthy eating

Fussy eating workshop 

Two hour free fussy eating workshops are available online or in person led by Family Hubs, see:

• Book workshops, groups and courses run by family hubs

Introduction to solids workshop

A free workshop led by the Health Visiting Service:

Family Hub 1-1 support 

Support is available for families with children under 5 years old, contact your Family Hub to find out more:

• Local Family Hubs

Slimming World

Free 12 week slimming world vouchers are available for adults in Worcestershire. Contact your Family Hub for a referral or your midwife if you are pregnant:

• Local Family Hubs

Blooming healthy pregnancy programme

The midwifery led healthy lifestyle programme is available for pregnant women with a BMI of 30+ at booking. Contact your midwife to find out more.

More support

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• Feeding, weaning, and healthy eating
• Healthy eating

Physical activity and exercise

Family fun website

The website lists a range of physical activity and exercise opportunities including walks for the whole family, see:

Leisure centres

Local leisure centres:

• Worcester and Malvern -
• Wyre Forest -
• Redditch -
• Bromsgrove -
• Wychavon -

A 12 week free leisure centre membership is available for adults in Worcestershire. Contact your Family Hub for a referral: Local Family Hubs

Glowing Mamma exercise classes and walks

Exercise classes are available for pregnant women and mums after their baby is born, with free sessions for vulnerable families facing challenges such as financial difficulties, mental health or social issues. Referrals can be made by a midwife, health visitor or Family Hub, see:

Free monthly coffee mornings and walks are also open to all pregnant women, mums and their partners in Redditch, Worcester and Kidderminster, see:

Pregnancy and postnatal exercise classes and walks

Low cost group exercise classes are available on the timetable here:

• Local baby groups, classes, activities and support

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• Ways to get active
• Being active in pregnancy

Perinatal mental health service

This specialist NHS service is available to help women experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, moderate to severe mental health difficulties during pregnancy and the year following birth. Contact a health care professional for a referral, find out more:

Becoming Families pregnancy and postnatal wellbeing support

Free 1:1 and group support is available for 91ÖÆƬ³§families (sessions take place in and around Worcester only), see:

More support

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• Mental health and wellbeing during and after pregnancy

Smokefree Homes

Free NHS face to face stop smoking 12 week support is available for adults living with children under the age of 19 years, see:

Cranstoun drug and alcohol treatment and recovery service 

A countywide drug and alcohol treatment service (group and or one to one) is available for adults and young people living in Worcestershire, see:

More support

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• Drugs, alcohol and smoking

91ÖÆƬ³§Domestic Abuse Support Service (WDASS)

WDASS offers free, confidential support provided by West Mercia Women’s Aid to anyone affected by domestic abuse across 91ÖÆƬ³§including 1:1 support, recovery groups, safe accommodation and refuge, emergency housing, high-risk advocacy and more, see:

• Domestic abuse support

91ÖÆƬ³§Integrated Sexual Health Service (WISH)

WISH provide friendly, non-judgemental, specialist sexual health services across 91ÖÆƬ³§including contraception, see:

• Sexual health