Links for pregnancy and after birth
Find information, help and support with these links for pregnancy and beyond.
Antenatal screening and choices
ARC – Antenatal Results and Choices
Website: www.arc-uk.org
Email: info@arc-uk.org
Helpline: 0207 713 7486
Birth trauma
Birth Trauma Association
Website: www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk
For information and links to a closed Facebook support group.
Birth Injury Centre
Website: https://birthinjurycenter.org/
Breastfeeding
The Breastfeeding Network (BfN)
Helpline: 0300 100 0210
Website: www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk
The National Breastfeeding Helpline
Helpline: 0300 100 0212
La Leche League
Helpline: 0845 120 2918
Website: www.laleche.org.uk
The National Childbirth Trust (NCT)
Helpline: 0300 330 0700, open 8 am – 10 pm.
Website: www.nct.org.uk
Association of Breastfeeding Mothers
Helpline: 0300 330 5453
Website: http://abm.me.uk/
Domestic Violence
Anglia Care Trust
Freephone advice line for victims: 0800 9775690
Website: www.angliacaretrust.org.uk
Leeway Domestic Abuse Service - Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Service
Helpline: 0300 561 0077
Website: www.leewaysupport.org
Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care:
Helpline: 0300 303 3706
Email: nsvictimcare@victimsupport.org.uk
Website: www.nsvictimcare.org/contact-us/
Lighthouse Women’s Aid
Helpline: 01473 228270
Website: www.lighthousewa.org.uk
Bury St Edmunds Women’s Aid Centre:
Helpline: 01284 753085
Website: www.burystedmundswomensaid.org.uk
Alumah:
Helpline: 07770 468698
Website: www.alumah.co.uk
Compassion:
Helpline: 07597 337831
Website: www.compass-ion.org
Waveney domestic violence and abuse forum:
Helpline: 01502 572143 or 07906 245979
Website: www.waveneydvforum.org.uk
Suffolk Rape Crisis
Helpline: 0800 085 0520
Website: www.srchelp.org.uk
Survivors in Transition
Helpline: 01473 232499 / 07765 052282
Website: www.survivorsintransition.co.uk
Brave Futures
Helpline: 01473 353355
Website: https://bravefutures.org/
Financial Hardship
Food Banks
List of food banks across Suffolk
The Suffolk Advice and Support Service
Helpline: 0800 068 3131
Suffolk County Council Help for Households
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Website: www.pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk
Helpline: 024 7638 2020
Loneliness
Get Me Out The Four Walls
Website: www.getmeout.org.uk
Informal social meets for parents across Norfolk and Suffolk
Home Start Group Support
Website: https://www.homestartinsuffolk.org/accessing-support/group-support/
Miscarriage
Tommys
Website: www.tommys.org
Helpline: 0800 0147 800
Email: midwife@tommys.org
Miscarriage association
Website: www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk
Helpline: 01924 200799
Email: info@miscarriageassociation.org.uk
The Mariposa Trust
Website: www.sayinggoodbye.org
Helpline: 0845 293 8027
Email: support@sayinggoodbye.org
NHS Choices
Website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/miscarriage/afterwards/
Support and advice on the emotional impact of miscarriage
Child Bereavement UK
Website: https://www.childbereavementuk.org/when-your-baby-dies
National charity that supports families through loss of a child including miscarriage
NHS Resources
The NHS website offers a huge resource of up to date information on pregnancy and birth.
Parenting support
Suffolk Health and Children’s Centres
Website: https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/children-families-and-learning/childrens-health/health-visiting
Home Start
Website: www.homestartinsuffolk.org
Families Together Suffolk
Website: http://www.familiestogether.tiagrace.co.uk/
Helpline: 01379 678552
Perinatal Mental Health
Suffolk Community Perinatal Service
Wellbeing Suffolk
Website: www.wellbeingnands.co.uk/suffolk
Non emergency contact number: 0300 123 1503
Pandas (PND Awareness and Support)
Website: https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/
Helpline: 0808 1961 776
Suffolk Mind – Mums Matter
Website: https://www.suffolkmind.org.uk/support-for-you/mums-matter/
Action on Postpartum Psychosis
Website: www.app-network.org
Suffolk Mind – Night Owls:
Website: https://www.suffolkmind.org.uk/support-for-you/suffolk-night-owls-telephone-support-line/
First Response:
Helpline: 0808 196 3494
A 24/7 helpline for people needing immediate advice, support and signposting for their mental health
NHS Choices:
Information on how postnatal depression can affect you
Website: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/post-natal-depression/overview/
Premature Babies
Bliss
Website: www.bliss.org.uk
Email: hello@bliss.org.uk
Tommys
Website: https://www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/premature-birth
Helpline: 0800 0147 800
Email: midwife@tommys.org
Relationship help
Relate
Website: www.relate.org.uk
Family Lives
Website: www.familylives.org.uk
Email: askus@familylives.org.uk
Stillbirth
Sands
Helpline: 0808 164 3332
Email: helpline@sands.org.uk
Sands also offer local support groups, an online community and a bereavement support app. Visit www.sands.org.uk for more details
Tommys
Website: https://www.tommys.org/baby-loss-support/stillbirth-information-and-support
Helpline: 0800 0147 800
Email: midwife@tommys.org
Support for dads
EPIC Dad
Website: www.epicdad.co.uk
Families Need Fathers
Website: https://fnf.org.uk/
Helpline: 0300 0300 363
Support for single parents
Gingerbread
Website: www.gingerbread.org.uk
Helpline: 0808 802 0925
Family Lives
Website: www.familylives.org.uk
Email: askus@familylives.org.uk