Pregnancy Resources
You will find here downloadable resources and also helpful videos for pregnancy stretches and meditation
Helpful Pregnancy Videos
Hospital Bag Checklist
Birth Preferences Plan
A simple, thoughtful guide to help you explore your birth preferences and communicate what matters to you. Use it to consider your options, organise your wishes and share them clearly with your birth team.
A practical checklist to help you prepare your hospital bag with everything you may need for labour, birth and those first precious moments with your baby.
Trusted pregnancy resources
There is an enormous amount of information about pregnancy online, and it can sometimes be difficult to know which sources to trust. The resources below provide reliable, evidence-based information about pregnancy, birth and maternal wellbeing.
NHS – Pregnancy and week-by-week guide
A helpful place to start for practical information throughout pregnancy. The NHS guide takes you through pregnancy week by week, including your baby’s development, changes in your body, common symptoms, antenatal care and advice for a healthy pregnancy.
Tommy’s – Pregnancy Information
Tommy’s is a leading UK pregnancy research charity offering clear, reassuring and evidence-based information from planning a pregnancy through to birth. You can find guidance on symptoms, pregnancy complications, emotional wellbeing, pregnancy after loss and many of the questions that naturally arise along the way.
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists – Patient Information
A useful resource when you are looking for more detailed medical information. The RCOG provides accessible, evidence-based guidance on topics including antenatal care, screening, birth options, pregnancy complications, your baby’s movements and many specific health conditions during pregnancy.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists – Pregnancy
A comprehensive collection of pregnancy information from obstetricians and gynaecologists in the United States. It covers everything from nutrition, exercise and common pregnancy discomforts to prenatal testing, medical conditions, mental health, labour and birth.
Pregnancy loss and support
Pregnancy does not always unfold as we hoped or expected. If you have experienced a miscarriage or the loss of a baby, the organisations below offer reliable information alongside compassionate and confidential support.
Tommy’s – Pregnancy Loss Information and Support
Tommy’s provides information and support following miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death and termination for medical reasons. Their resources also cover emotional wellbeing, trying to conceive again and pregnancy after loss, with support available from their team of midwives.
Sands – Pregnancy and Baby Loss Support
Sands is a UK charity dedicated to supporting people affected by pregnancy loss or the death of a baby. It offers a confidential helpline, online and local support groups, bereavement resources and practical information for parents and families, whether the loss was recent or happened many years ago.