Maternity
Health in Pregnancy
Health in Pregnancy Service
Things to consider are:
- Diet and exercise
- Smoking
- Vitamins and medications
- Vaccines in pregnancy: your midwife or GP can give you a flu vaccine, but you will need to see the GP for your whooping cough vaccine – find out more
- Travel
- Emotional wellbeing
- Sexual activity
- Pelvic floor exercises
- Parent education
- Safeguarding and support services
- Domestic abuse
- Finances (your work and available benefits)
Our Specialist Health in Pregnancy teams are available to provide tailored support in relation to weight management and quitting smoking in pregnancy. Your midwife can put you in touch.
Health in Pregnancy Team
BANES
This service is available to pregnant women and people who live in the Bath and North East Somerset area.
A friendly, dedicated team of trained Health in Pregnancy Advisors, are available to support you to make positive lifestyle changes including support to stop smoking which will benefit you, your family and your growing baby.
This can be in the comfort of your own home, your local maternity unit, over the telephone or via video call. Your midwife can refer you or you can self-refer via:
Wiltshire
A friendly and supportive team of trained smoke-free pregnancy advisors are available to offer bespoke, one-to-one support to pregnant women and people in Wiltshire who are aiming to achieve a smoke-free pregnancy.
Being smoke-free will offer immediate benefits to both you and your baby that are life-long. Please speak to your midwife about our free service or you can self-refer via:
Somerset (Smokefree Families)
The Smokefree Families service is a free Stop Smoking Service, accessible to pregnant individuals living and employed in Somerset or birthing their baby at a Somerset hospital.
Assistance is offered by skilled practitioners specialising in smoking cessation, who will work with you, your family, and friends throughout the pregnancy and beyond.
Smokefree Families also extends its support to those who wish to quit smoking prior to pregnancy, post-delivery, and those with young families.
Your midwife can refer you or you can contact the team directly.
01823 356222
www.healthysomerset.co.uk/smokefree