Many antenatal classes are online with some face-to-face classes depending on where you live. There are free classes for you. Please ask your midwife for up-to-date information along with which classes are free.
Getting to know your baby – antenatal feeding session
Maternity Support Workers in your local area run a 2-hour class about feeding your baby. This will give you good information about both breast and bottle feeding.
It will also give you information about how you can bond with your baby.
You can come along to a class at any point during your pregnancy.
You can bring your birth partner with you.
Please speak to your community midwife for more information about these sessions.
Bumps to Babies by Heads Up
Heads Up Leicester offer free Bumps to Babies antenatal classes as well as Wellbeing in Pregnancy classes to those living in Leicester City.
Devon County Council runs a confidential secure text messaging service for parents of children aged 0-19 years called ChatHealth. The service operates Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, excluding bank holidays. All texts will be responded to by a public health nurse (health visitor/school nurse) within 24 hours. Outside of the service working hours, you’ll receive a message back to inform you that your text will be responded to once the line reopens.
You can also call our Public Health Nursing hubs on the numbers listed below.
If you are concerned about the safety of a child in Devon, contact our Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0345 155 1071 or email mashsecure@devon.gov.uk with as much information as possible.