Pregnancy, new parents and babies
PIF TICK certified organisations and individuals
EasyPeasy app
EasyPeasy is an app-based parenting programme for parents and carers of children from birth to five.
Visit the EasyPeasy website
Little Hearts Matter
Specialises in support and information for anyone affected by the diagnosis of a congenital single ventricle heart condition.
Visit the Little Hearts Matter website
National Childbirth Trust
The charity that supports people as they become parents.
Visit the National Childbirth Trust website
Ovum
From preconception to pregnancy, OVUM is setting a new standard in reproductive wellness backed by science.
Visit the Ovum website
The Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Support Charity (CDH UK)
CDH UK provides support and help to families affected by the medical condition Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH).
Visit the CDH UK website
Tommy’s
Providing expert-led information about pregnancy and baby loss and funding research to save babies’ lives.
Visit the Tommy’s websiteResources
App: Support for parents and carers
EasyPeasy is a user-friendly app for parents and carers of children from birth to five. It improves parental confidence and knowledge, developmental outcomes for babies and young children and helps transform everyday parenting moments into playful learning experiences. Trusted by more than 214,000 parents across the UK since 2017.
Find out more and download the app via the EasyPeasy app here
Guides: Postnatal depression and perinatal mental health
Mind’s mental health guides for new and expectant parents cover perinatal depression, anxiety, OCD, birth trauma, and postpartum psychosis. They explain how to get treatment and support. They give tips on self-care. Plus there are resources for fathers and partners, both as carers and as someone who can struggle too.
View the postnatal depression and perinatal mental health guides via the Mind website here
Online programme: Wellbeing after Miscarriage
This 6-part online programme has been created by experts to support your physical and mental wellbeing after miscarriage. Delivered on the Tommy’s website and via email, it’s designed to support your mind, body and core to help you build strength, cope with difficult feelings and find hope for the future.
Get the wellbeing after miscarriage programme here
Poster and flyer: When to call the midwife
Developed with the NHS, these resources are designed for surgeries, clinics and hospitals. They list pregnancy symptoms that need investigation and urge people to call their midwife, maternity unit or GP. They are available in 8 translations, with more available on request, and as an Easy Read.
Download the poster and flier via the Tommy's website here
Resource: The pregnancy and post-birth wellbeing plan
A 2-page downloadable plan, endorsed by NICE. Designed to help pregnant women and birthing people think about their mental health and the support they might need during pregnancy and after the birth. Translated into 6 languages.
Download the plan via the Tommy's website here
Support: Tommy’s Black and Black Mixed-Heritage helpline
This specialist midwife helpline is run in partnership with Five X More. It is a safe space where Black and Black Mixed-Heritage women and birthing people are listened to and supported through any issue related to pregnancy, including pregnancy loss and pre-conception.
Book your call via the Tommy's website here
Tool: Planning for Pregnancy
A free tool providing personalised support for all women and birthing people, whatever their journey to pregnancy. Gives tailored information, recommendations and email follow up. Those at higher risk are offered 1-to-1 support. Recently updated to improve cultural safety, gender inclusivity and mental health support. Translatable into 103 languages.
Get the Planning for Pregnancy tool via the Tommy's website here
Video: Birth control and getting pregnant
OVUM’s chief medical officer Dr Phoebe provides a much-needed resource on hormonal birth control and dismantles a common concern that it might cause infertility. While birth control can affect your menstrual cycle, it does not impact fertility on a long-term basis. This resource offers medical guidance and education on this important topic.
Watch Dr Phoebe's video via Instagram here
Video: Smoking while you’re pregnant, the effects on your baby
This animation shows clearly and simply how smoking in pregnancy affects the health of the baby and increases the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth and other negative outcomes. It offers support and signposting to the NHS to help pregnant women and birthing people find help to quit.
Watch the video via the Tommy's YouTube channel here
Video: Warning signs in pregnancy
An animated version of the When to call the midwife poster created by the Tommy’s charity. The film lists pregnancy symptoms that need investigation and urges people to call their midwife, maternity unit or GP. It is accompanied by a BSL translation.
Watch the video via the Tommy's YouTube channel here
Web page: Am I pregnant? Early signs and symptoms
What are the first signs of pregnancy, and when should you do a pregnancy test? From recognising symptoms, to contacting the doctor or midwife, this web page offers a guide to the very early days of pregnancy.
Find out more about the early signs of pregnancy via the NCT website here
Web page: Epidural anaesthetics – risks and side effects
This webpage provides information on the risks and side effects of epidural anaesthetics. It includes simple graphics to help you understand the risks and potential side effects.
View the page on the Royal College of Anaesthetists website
Web page: Making decisions in pregnancy – your rights
Making decisions about pregnancy and birth can sometimes be difficult. This page helps pregnant women and birthing people understand risk, ask the right questions, advocate for themselves and give truly informed consent. Translated into 103 languages.
View information on making decisions about pregnancy and birth via the Tommy's website here
Web page: Planning a pregnancy with HIV
Planning a pregnancy with HIV was developed to support a safe and healthy pregnancy for people who have HIV. It covers conception, testing and risk reduction. It sits alongside the HIV in pregnancy page. These pages, developed with the Terrence Higgins Trust, can be translated into 103 languages.
View the page on planning a pregnancy with HIV via the Tommy's website here
Web page: Pregnancy after a miscarriage
Pregnancy after a previous loss or losses can be a complicated, anxious and emotional time. This page supports women and birthing people with information on the extra care available, alongside support for managing difficult emotions and reducing risk of future loss. It can be translated into 103 languages.
View information on pregnancy after miscarriage via the Tommy's website here
Web page: Pregnancy and birth with Crohn’s or colitis
This page has information to help you understand what to expect during pregnancy and birth if you have Crohn’s or colitis. You can read or listen to the information online or download a PDF.
View the information on the Crohn's and Colitis UK website here
Web page: Taking care of your postnatal health
This web page has posters and videos on postnatal health. Topics include postnatal mental health, postnatal warning signs and keeping well after you’ve had a baby. Resources are translated into several languages including Arabic, Polish and Urdu.
Watch the videos and download the posters via the BEAMS website here
Web pages: Planning a pregnancy when you have a severe mental illness
This group of pages offers support to anyone planning a pregnancy with a severe mental illness. They cover medication, diagnosis specific information, relationships and support networks, risk reduction, and care during and after pregnancy. Developed in close collaboration with experts and those with lived experience, they are translatable into 103 languages.
View the pages on pregnancy and severe mental illness via the Tommy's website here