Maternity & Parenting

Our aim is to ensure you receive maternity care in the right place, with the right people looking after you and your baby.

When you have had a positive pregnancy test you can self-refer to receive a booking appointment with the Maternity Unit of your choice. Maternity Units within the NHSCT are based at Antrim Area Hospital site or Causeway Hospital Coleraine.

The Breastfeeding Network (BfN) aims to be an independent source of support and information for breastfeeding women and others.

Our mission is to support parents through the first 1,000 days, to have the best possible experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

The Healthier Together programme relies upon patients and healthcare professionals working together to improve how local healthcare is delivered. The website provide advice for parents, young people and pregnant women, and clinical resources to support healthcare professionals – which means that your child is likely to receive consistently high-quality care, irrespective of which healthcare professional they see.

Our vision is that every baby born premature or sick in the UK has the best chance of survival and quality of life.

If you've decided you're ready to start a family, find out how to get pregnant and some of the lifestyle changes that might help you.

The calculator on this page can help you work out when you might expect your baby to arrive.

Am I pregnant? What should I be eating? Is it normal to be this tired? How can I help my partner during labour? Whatever you want to know about getting pregnant, being pregnant or caring for your new baby, you should find it here.

You can improve your chances of getting pregnant and having a healthy pregnancy by following the steps and advice provided by NHS UK.

Having regular antenatal appointments is really important in pregnancy. Some of the tests and measurements have to be done at specific times, and your midwife will give you information as your pregnancy progresses. The midwife’s priority is for you and your baby to get the care and attention you need. Your appointments are also a chance to talk about how you feel physically and emotionally and to ask anything, however small, about your pregnancy.

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

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.

Their mission is to support parents through the first 1,000 days, to have the best possible experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

Tamba is a UK based charity helping people around the world. They were set up by parents of multiples and interested professionals in 1978.

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.