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Local Support

Father Friendly Borough - Healthwatch

Father Friendly Borough is a co-production project developed in partnership with Children and Family Hubs and commissioned by Hackney Council.

The aim is to raise awareness of the importance of perinatal mental health in fathers, promote strong parent-infant relationships, and create a more father-friendly environment.

The project focuses on making Hackney a place where fathers feel supported and valued in their parenting role, helping to secure the best future for our children.

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Homerton Healthcare - Maternity Unit

They provide maternity care for nearly 6,000 women and their babies each year during pregnancy, labour, birth and up until one month after birth.

During and after pregnancy, they offer both midwifery-led and consultant-led care, and their teams are multidisciplinary, which means all the care you need is provided within the maternity wards.

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Homerton Health Visiting Service

The Homerton Health Visiting team work with parents who have new babies, offering support and informed advice from the ante-natal period until the child starts school at 5 years.

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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.

Visit the The National Childbirth Trust website

ICON

Baby crying is normal, you can cope. Please follow the ICON guidance for coping with crying.

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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.

Visit the The Lullaby Trust website

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.

Visit the TAMBA website

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.

Visit the Baby Centre website