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Local Support
Home Start
Home-Start Bristol & South Gloucestershire offers free, confidential support, friendship and practical help to parents in Bristol and South Gloucestershire who are going through a challenging time and have at least one child under the age of five.
Sirona Health Visiting
Home-Start Bristol & South Gloucestershire offers free, confidential support, friendship and practical help to parents in Bristol and South Gloucestershire who are going through a challenging time and have at least one child under the age of five.
Mothers for Mothers
Maternal mental health and emotional wellbeing support, advice and information to women, birthing people and their families in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
South Gloucestershire Breastfeeding Peer Support Service
Barnardo’s in partnership with South Gloucestershire Council, run free, drop in breastfeeding groups every week in six local areas
HANDi app
Aims to provide advice and support to parents and carers when your child is unwell.
DadPad
The DadPad app has been developed with local NHS teams – with feedback from real-life dads – to give new dads and dads-to-be the knowledge and practical skills necessary to support themselves and their partner, so that babies get the best start in life.
South Gloucestershire Children's Partnership
Child safeguarding
Visit the South Gloucestershire Children's Partnership website
National Support
The National Childbirth Trust
Their mission is to support parents through the first 1,000 days, to have the best possible experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.
ICON
Baby crying is normal, you can cope. Please follow the ICON guidance for coping with crying.
The Lullaby Trust
The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offers emotional support for bereaved families.
TAMBA (Twins and Multiple Births Association)
Tamba is a UK based charity helping people around the world. They were set up by parents of multiples and interested professionals in 1978.
Baby Centre
BabyCentre® reaches more than 45 million mums globally each month in nine different languages, including eight in 10 new and expecting mums online in the UK.
The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome commits to prevent shaken baby syndrome / abusive head trauma and promote the well-being of infants through supporting and educating families, caregivers and professionals.
The Lullaby Trust
The Lullaby Trust exists to keep babies safe and to keep grieving families supported.