Action for children – Parent Talk
Support and online chat and advice on areas such as parenting and relationships and stage and development
Parents/Carers
Baby Buddy app
Support through pregnancy and parenting providing knowledge and practical skills to give the best start to your child
Professionals/Parents/Carers
Barnardo’s Family Space
Advice on areas such as: Baby on the way, Baby’s first year, Toddlers and pre-schoolers.
Parents/Carers
The Breastfeeding Network – Portsmouth
Support with combination feeding, expressing or exclusively breastfeeding, offer 1-1 zoom and support groups at Family hubs
Parents/Carers
ECHO Programme and the Health Visiting Offer
Targeted health visiting programme offered to parents identified as requiring a Universal Partnership Plus response at Tier 3 and 4
ECHO programme includes support to families to work towards achieving positive outcomes and sustaining change, using the Early Help Assessment and Early Help process
Health visitors complete an assessment of need for every new parent. Those that meet the ECHO criteria are offered the service. Families may be identified through referral via MASH.
Healthy Eating in Pregnancy
Guidance and link to the eat well guide
Parents/Carers
Home Start Nurturing Programme
Support to improve wellbeing for navy families – 10 week course
Parents/Carers
Home Start- Mums on Board
Support for navy mums – 8 weeks course for mums with a child under 2
Parents/Carers
Institute of Health Visiting
For advice on areas such as: breastfeeding; infant formula; weight; accidental poisoning; mental health; nutrition
Parents/Carers
NHS – Twins and sleep
Guidance on sleep routines and sleep position
Professionals/Parents/Carers
Pregnancy Options Centre
Pregnancy Options provides free counselling to anyone facing a pregnancy crisis or pregnancy loss.
Parent/ carer/grandparent
Relate
Advice and support in coping with a new baby, maintaining a healthy relationship after having a baby
Parents/Carers
NHS – Sleep and tiredness after having a baby
Tips to support fatigue and postnatal depression
Parents/Carers
Safe Sleep for babies and Infants
Advice on safer sleep principles and key messages
Professionals/Parents/Carers
Solent NHS Trust Sexual Health Service
Sexual Transmitted Infection (STI) contraception, pregnancy testing and unplanned pregnancy services
Professionals/Parents/Carers
Solent Child and Family Trust
Advice and guidance on universal health, universal plus service and universal partnership plus
Professionals /Parents/Carers
The Family Information Service (FIS)
Previously known as CHAT – tailored information, advice and guidance on: maternity leave, statutory pay and registering
Families with children from pre-birth to 19 and those working with families
Teen parent: Family Nurse Partnership (FNP)
A home visiting programme for first time young mums and families. It improves child development and school readiness by offering support to young parents to assist in their child’s success. This includes a specialist trained nurse to visit regularly until the child is between 1-2
Professionals
The Lullaby Trust
Sleep advice for your baby, bereavement support and support designed for young parents
Professionals /Parents/Carers
