Pregnancy Helplines
If you need information about pregnancy or birth or you simply need to talk to someone about your feelings or experiences, the following helplines and organizations are useful contacts.
Action on Pre-Eclampsia
84-88 Pinner Road
Harrow
Middx. HA1 4HZ
Tel: 0208 863 3271
Fax: 020 8424 0653
Helpline: 020 8427 4217
Email: info@apec.org.uk
Website: www.apec.org.uk
Active Birth Centre
Helpline: 020 7482 5554
Email: info@activebirthcentre.com
Website: www.activebirthcentre.com
Association for Improvements in Maternity Services (AIMS)
5 Ann's Court
Grove Road
Surbiton
Surrey KT6 4BE
Tel: 0870 765 1453
Helpline: 0870 765 1433
Email: secretary@aims.org.uk
Website: www.aims.org.uk
Association of Radical Midwives (ARM)
16 Wytham Street
Oxford
OX1 4SU
Helpline: 01865 248159
Website: www.radmid.demon.co.uk
BirthRights
webmaster@birthrites.org
Website: www.birthrites.org
Caesarean Birth and VBAC Information
Email: gina@caesarean.org.uk or
debbie@caesarean.org.uk
Website: http://www.caesarean.org.uk
Crisis Pregnancy Centre
1st Floor at
310 Newland Avenue,
Hull,
HU5 2NB
Helpline: 01482 492929
Website: http://www.crisispregnancy.co.uk
Family Planning Association (FPA)
Helpline: 0845 122 8690 open 9am-6pm, Monday- Friday
Website: www.fpa.org.uk
Fertility UK
Website: www.fertilityuk.org
LIFE
0800 915 4600
Text-to-Talk
Helpline: 07786 200 330
Email:
info@lifecharity.org.uk
Website: www.lifecharity.org.uk
National Childbirth Trust (NCT)
Alexandra House
Oldham Terrace
London, W3 6NH
Helpline: 0870 444 8707
Pregnancy and birth helpline: 0870 444 8709
Website: www.nct.org.uk
Maternity Alliance
Unit 3.3
2-6 Northburgh Street
London EC1V 0AY
Helpline: 020 7490 7639
Information Line: 020 7490 7638
Email: office@maternityalliance.org.uk
Website: www.maternityalliance.org.uk
Miscarriage Association
c/o Clayton Hospital
Northgate
Wakefield
West Yorkshire, WF1 3JS
Helpline: 01924 200799 (Mon-Fri, 9am - 4pm)
Fax: 01924 298834
Website: www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk
Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS)
28 Portland Place,
London,
W1B 1LY
Sands National Helpline: 020 7436 5881
Sands Head Office: 020 7436 7940
helpline(at)uk-sands.org for support
support(at)uk-sands.org for general information
Helpline: 020 7436 5881
Fax: 020 7436 3715
Website:
www.uk-sands.org
Tommy's (the baby charity)
Nicholas House
3 Laurence Pountney Hill
London EC4R 0BB
Tel: 08707 70 70 70
Fax: 08707 70 70 75
Pregnancy information line: 0870 777 30 60
E-mail: info@tommys.org
Website: www.tommys.org
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