Antenatal care is the term used to describe the care you receive from our team of experienced and dedicated healthcare professionals during your pregnancy.
Antenatal care throughout your pregnancy will be provided by our Community Midwife Team – either in hospital, your GP surgery or at some children's centres in the community.
You'll be offered some screening tests during pregnancy to try to find any health conditions that could affect you or your baby. The tests can help you make choices about further tests and care or treatment during your pregnancy or after your baby is born.
Screening tests offered during pregnancy include:
- Infectious diseases
- Sickle Cell and Thalassemia
- Down’s syndrome
- Physical abnormalities (mid pregnancy scan)
If you choose not to have the screening test for these conditions, it is important to understand that if you have a scan at any point during your pregnancy it could pick up physical abnormalities. The healthcare professional scanning you will always tell you if any abnormalities are found.
Get more information about screening for you and your baby here.
Antenatal classes
Antenatal classes are designed to help you and your chosen birth partner prepare for childbirth and early parenthood.
The classes include information on:
- Looking after yourself during pregnancy
- Preparing to meet your baby - what to expect and how to cope
- Practical advice on caring for and feeding your new baby
- Breast feeding workshop
- Advice on early parenting - coping strategies and bonding with your baby
Your midwife will discuss the options with you and advise you on how to book onto the classes you want to participate in. Some of the sessions available include:
Parents to be
The Children and Family Wellbeing Service are offering two virtual Zoom sessions for Parents to be. Over these two sessions we are going to cover quite a lot of information however these are also sessions for you to be able to ask any questions you may have. The 2 sessions will cover -
Session 1
- Safer Sleeping
- ICON -Coping with Crying
Session 2
- Home Safety
- Baby Bathing / Nappy Changing
- Early Play and Brain Development
The sessions are Tuesday afternoons 3:30-4:30pm please contact Kelly (below) via email or phone to book on or for more info.
18th and 25th May
1st and 8th June
15th and 22nd June
6th and 13th July
17th and 24th August
7th and 14th September
Kelly.corless@lancashire.gov.uk / 07876844662 or Lune Park (01524) 581280
Aqua-Natal sessions (Aqua natal currently cancelled due to Coronavirus)
Aqua-Natal exercise is safe, gentle and ideal exercise for pregnant women.
- Thursdays, 7pm – 7.55pm, Salt Ayre Leisure Centre
01524 847540 / www.lancaster.gov.uk/salt-ayre-leisure-centre
Infant feeding workshop (virtual class)
How you feed and respond to your developing baby can impact on his or her short- and long-term health and wellbeing. Whilst you are pregnant is a great time to learn more about feeding your baby and how to get off to a good start.
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust are offering an Infant Feeding Workshop to all parents-to-be receiving maternity care from us.
The workshop includes information on;
- Responding to our babies
- Feeding cues and "full up" cues
- What's in breastmilk and how it is different from formula
- How is breastmilk made?
- Skin-to-skin contact
- Learning how to breastfeed
- How you know your baby is feeding well
- How and why to hand express
- Breastfeeding in special situations
- How partners and family members can help
- Formula and bottle feeding
- Where to access support
The workshop will be virtual and you are welcome to include a partner or family member, and this is encouraged so they can learn how to support you when baby arrives.
The dates for 2022 are as follows;
|
January |
Wednesday 12th |
10am - 12:30pm |
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Monday24th |
6 - 8:30pm |
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February |
Wednesday 9th |
10am – 12:30pm |
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|
Monday 28th |
6 – 8:30pm |
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March |
Wednesday 9th |
10am – 12:30pm |
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|
Monday 28th |
6 – 8:30pm |
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April |
Wednesday 13th |
10am – 12:30pm |
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|
Monday 25th |
6 – 8:30pm |
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May |
Wednesday 11th |
10am – 12:30pm |
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Monday 23th |
6 – 8:30pm |
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June |
Wednesday 8th |
10am – 12:30pm |
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|
Monday 27th |
6 – 8:30pm |
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July |
Wednesday 13th |
10am – 12:30pm |
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|
Monday 25th |
6 – 8:30pm |
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August |
Wednesday 10th |
10am – 12:30pm |
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Monday 22nd |
6 – 8:30pm |
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September |
Wednesday 14th |
10am – 12:30pm |
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|
Monday 26th |
6 – 8:30pm |
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October |
Wednesday 12th |
10am – 12:30pm |
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|
Monday 24th |
6 – 8:30pm |
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November |
Wednesday 9th |
10am – 12:30pm |
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Monday 28th |
6 – 8:30pm |
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December |
Wednesday 14th |
10am – 12:30pm |
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Monday 19th (not on Lorenzo yet) |
6 – 8:30pm |
A few days before the workshop, you will receive a link via email to join the workshop online.To book, please ring 01539 795375. To book, please ring 01539 795375.
Antenatal classes
- 2nd and 3rd Wednesday of every month 6-8pm in the Seminar Room, South Lakes Birth Centre
- One Saturday a month at Greengate Sure Start Children’s Centre, Barrow, LA14 1BG
Please phone 01229 870870 to book FGH antenatal clinic
Aqua-Natal sessions - Dalton Leisure Centre (Dalton in Furness)
Aqua-Natal exercise is safe, gentle and ideal for pregnant women.
- Tuesdays (women only): 8pm - 8.45pm
- Wednesday (women and partners): 8pm - 8.45pm
01229 463125 / www.daltonleisurecentre.co.uk
Infant feeding workshop (virtual class)
How you feed and respond to your developing baby can impact on his or her short- and long-term health and wellbeing. Whilst you are pregnant is a great time to learn more about feeding your baby and how to get off to a good start.
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust are offering an Infant Feeding Workshop to all parents-to-be receiving maternity care from us.
The workshop includes information on;
- Responding to our babies
- Feeding cues and "full up" cues
- What's in breastmilk and how it is different from formula
- How is breastmilk made?
- Skin-to-skin contact
- Learning how to breastfeed
- How you know your baby is feeding well
- How and why to hand express
- Breastfeeding in special situations
- How partners and family members can help
- Formula and bottle feeding
- Where to access support
The workshop will be virtual and you are welcome to include a partner or family member, and this is encouraged so they can learn how to support you when baby arrives.
The dates for 2022 are as follows;
|
January |
Wednesday 12th |
10am - 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday24th |
6 - 8:30pm |
|
February |
Wednesday 9th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 28th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
March |
Wednesday 9th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 28th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
April |
Wednesday 13th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 25th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
May |
Wednesday 11th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 23th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
June |
Wednesday 8th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 27th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
July |
Wednesday 13th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 25th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
August |
Wednesday 10th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 22nd |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
September |
Wednesday 14th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 26th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
October |
Wednesday 12th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 24th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
November |
Wednesday 9th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 28th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
December |
Wednesday 14th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 19th (not on Lorenzo yet) |
6 – 8:30pm |
A few days before the workshop, you will receive a link via email to join the workshop online.To book, please ring 01539 795375.
Antenatal Classes
- Session 1 - birth and labour
- Session 2 - Infant Feeding and Care of the Newborn
Thursdays – afternoon and evening sessions available.
Please phone to book on 01539 795375 (between 09:00-16:30 Mon to Fri)
Aqua-Natal sessions (Kendal)
Mondays: 9am - 10am, Kendal Leisure Centre
01539 729777 / www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/south-lakeland/kendal
Aqua-Natal exercise is safe, gentle and ideal exercise for pregnant women.
Infant feeding support group (Starting 28 March 2022)
Drop-in sessions providing the opportunity to chat and make friends, find out more about feeding options and get 1-1 breastfeeding support. Juice and cake will be available, if you'd like tea or coffee you're welcome to bring a travel mug with a lid.
Mondays between 1.30 - 4pm
Infant feeding workshop (virtual class)
How you feed and respond to your developing baby can impact on his or her short- and long-term health and wellbeing. Whilst you are pregnant is a great time to learn more about feeding your baby and how to get off to a good start.
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust are offering an Infant Feeding Workshop to all parents-to-be receiving maternity care from us.
The workshop includes information on;
- Responding to our babies
- Feeding cues and "full up" cues
- What's in breastmilk and how it is different from formula
- How is breastmilk made?
- Skin-to-skin contact
- Learning how to breastfeed
- How you know your baby is feeding well
- How and why to hand express
- Breastfeeding in special situations
- How partners and family members can help
- Formula and bottle feeding
- Where to access support
The workshop will be virtual and you are welcome to include a partner or family member, and this is encouraged so they can learn how to support you when baby arrives.
The dates for 2022 are as follows;
|
March |
Wednesday 9th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 28th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
April |
Wednesday 13th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 25th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
May |
Wednesday 11th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 23th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
June |
Wednesday 8th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 27th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
July |
Wednesday 13th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 25th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
August |
Wednesday 10th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 22nd |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
September |
Wednesday 14th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 26th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
October |
Wednesday 12th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 24th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
November |
Wednesday 9th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 28th |
6 – 8:30pm |
|
December |
Wednesday 14th |
10am – 12:30pm |
|
|
Monday 19th (not on Lorenzo yet) |
6 – 8:30pm |
A few days before the workshop, you will receive a link via email to join the workshop online.To book, please ring 01539 795375.