Smoking

At WWL we have a specialist stop smoking in pregnancy team who will help you if you decide you would like to quit smoking. If you are identified as a smoker then you will be automatically referred to the team who will contact you to see if you would like their help to stop. They will be able to help you decide which is the best form of Nicotine Replacement Therapy for you. This is because stopping smoking in pregnancy is one of the best things you can do to give your child a healthy start in life.

Benefits of stopping smoking in pregnancy:

• you will reduce the risk of complications in pregnancy and birth
• you are more likely to have a healthier pregnancy and a healthier baby
• you will reduce the risk of stillbirth
• your baby is less likely to be born too early and have to face the breathing, feeding and health problems that often go with being premature
• your baby is less likely to be born with a low birth weight.
• you will reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), also known as "cot death".

The sooner you stop smoking, the better. But even if you stop in the last few weeks of your pregnancy this will benefit you and your baby.
 

Alcohol

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/drinking-alcohol-while-pregnant/
 

Illegal Drugs in Pregnancy

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/illegal-drugs/
 

Healthy Diet

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/have-a-healthy-diet/

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/foods-to-avoid/

Click here to download a poster which provides details of drinking caffeine in pregnancy.

Click here to access the Tommy's website for further information about diet and vitamins in pregnancy.
 

Vitamins to take whilst pregnant

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/vitamins-supplements-and-nutrition/
 

Exercise in Pregnancy

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/exercise/
 

Medication and Pregnancy

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/medicines/
 

Weight Management in Pregnancy

https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/patient-leaflets/being-overweight-pregnancy-after-birth/
 

Common Pregnancy Symptoms

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/related-conditions/common-symptoms/

 

Click here to view the ASAP campaign webpage

Click here - for screening leaflet in other languages

Click here for the NHS website and video

 

Click here for information on Vaccinations in Pregnancy

Click here For NHS website - Vaccination information

 

 

 

 

Click here to access Tommy's - Staying active in Pregnancy

Click here for Tiny Happy People Website

Before I am born

I start to learn even before I am born - click here

I start to hear sounds from around 16 weeks and by 23 weeks I can hear your heartbeat and sounds outside your body - click here

Hearing your voice when you talk, read or sing to me helps me to  me recognise you when I am born  and builds a bond between us which makes me feel safe and secure - click here

I can recognise other familiar voices especially when the other special people in my life  talk, read or sing to me regularly - click here

I even love to listen to your favourite piece of music  regularly and this can sooth me when I am born - click here

Gently touch or rub your tummy, when you are talking to me , it’s a great way for us both to relax - click here

Talk to me in our home language. This is the language you know best and the one you feel most confident using - click here and click here

As soon as I am born

I love it when you are close to me and I can see your face - click here

Stroke me and talk gently to me and wait for me to respond - click here

I  will find your voice calming as soon as I am born because I already know it - click here

Look me in the eye and talk to me all the time, I love to hear your voice - click here and click here

I might not use words but I am still communicating with you , try to work out what I am telling you - click here

If I make little sounds or mouth movements copy me and wait for me to respond - click here

Talk to me all the time, I start to learn rules about language as soon as I am born - click here and click here

Click here for the NHS website - Drinking alcohol while pregnant

Click here for Start 4 life website

Click here for the National Organisation for FASD website

Click here for the Drymester video link

 

 

 

 

 

Click here for access to Healthy Start website

Click here for access to Get to Know Where to go website

Click here to access the BUMPS website

Click here to access the Dad Matters website

Click here to access the Tommy's website and the Wellbeing Plan 

 

Support for the first 1001 days of parenting

Wigan parents can now get free premium access to the Anya app, here to support you from pregnancy until your baby is 2 years old. Anya provides 24/7 personalised information and support from our AI powered virtual supporter, guidance from our human experts, and our unique 3D breastfeeding animations to help with feeding comfortably. Join a growing community of parents today: to unlock free access, download the Anya app, sign up, and enter your Wigan postcode.

Learn more at anya.health/wigan

Support for Expectant Parents

Wigan parents can now get free access to the Anya app, designed to support you through pregnancy and into parenthood.

• Chat with Anya AI, your 24/7 virtual supporter, about any pregnancy topics on your mind.
• Follow our antenatal programme to help you feel empowered and prepared for birth.
• Create your personal tailored birth plan using our birth planning tool.
• Chat with other parents in our communities, to talk through pregnancy or parenting topics
• Get 1-2-1 support from our in-app human experts

To unlock your free access, download the Anya app, sign up, and enter your Wigan postcode.

Learn more at anya.health/wigan

Support for New Parents

Struggling on little sleep?

Finding feeding tricky?

Questions about parenting?

Wigan parents can now get free access to the Anya app – here to support you on the journey to parenthood. Anya provides

• 24/7 personalised information and empathetic support from our Anya AI
• 1-2-1 guidance from our human experts through instant messaging in-app
• 3D breastfeeding animations to help with feeding comfortably
• Communities to connect with other parents
• Practical tips to help you adjust to life with your newborn

To unlock your free access, download the Anya app, sign up, and enter your Wigan postcode.

Learn more at anya.health/wigan