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Antenatal classes

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.

Pregnant people have a legal right to paid time off work for antenatal classes. Find out more about pregnant employees’ rights here.

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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.

Page last reviewed: 06-12-2023

Next review due: 06-12-2026