Support for you and your baby after birth
Registering your baby's birth
Information on how and where to register to birth of your new baby in Staffordshire. You must register your baby’s birth within 42 days.
Find out how to register a birth.
Health and wellbeing after birth
Health visitor support
A wealth of advice and support from your Health Visitor and School nursing team, along with local contact details for your Health Visitor Hub where you can speak to a member of the team with all health related questions.
Visit Midlands Partnership NHS Trust.
Support and services
How to keep well after having your baby and where to go for support.
View more information on the NHS website.
6-week postnatal check
Your GP will offer a check-up for you and your baby around six weeks after birth.
Learn more on the NHS website.
Perinatal mental health support
To give support to mothers who are experiencing or are at risk of developing mental health difficulties.
Visit MPFT Perinatal Team.
Feeding your baby
Breastfeeding support
Advice and support from our Health Visitor team to help you make informed decisions about feeding your baby.
Visit MPFT breastfeeding support
ICON – coping with crying
ICON – A website to support parents to cope with their baby crying. This website shares advice and support and explains it’s a normal part of a Health Visitor and School nursing team. Along with local contact babies development.
Visit ICON website
Supporting your baby’s development
Hungry Little Minds
An opportunity for parents and carer of 0-2yr olds to sign up to email updates that are tailored to their babies age. Each month you will receive 2 emails showing you activities to try at home, local baby groups you may like to try, reminders for health checks that are due and any other information they feel you may be interested in. You can unsubscribe at any time if you want to stop.
Join Hungry Little Minds.
Need more help?
Speak to your Health Visitor, GP, or local Family Hub. You can also explore more services on Staffordshire Connects.
BBC Tiny Happy People
Great video from the BBC Tiny Happy People explaining how you can help your baby develop even whilst in the womb. They also have tips and advice for parents of babies born prematurely.
Visit Tiny Happy People - How your baby develops
Visit Tiny Happy People - Babies born prematurely.
Additional support
Birth trauma support
Website dedicated to supporting parents who have experienced birth trauma.
Visit Birth Trauma Association.
Support for LGBTQ+ parents
Advice and community support for gay and lesbian parents.
Visit Pink Parents.
Healthy lifestyle advice
NHS Better Health offer a variety of advice and support to help keep your and your family eat better and move more. With healthy recipes, food advice and activities to keep your family active.
Visit NHS Better Health.
Need more help?
Speak to your Health Visitor, GP, or local Family Hub. You can also explore more services on Staffordshire Connects.
