Pregnancy & Coronavirus
The Covid-19 outbreak has had a widespread impact on the NHS, and is affecting services for pregnancy, women and new mothers. Pregnant women are now classified as a vulnerable group and should follow the Government guidance on social distancing measures.
For general information on coronavirus and pregnancy:
For information on managing your mental health throughout pregnancy:
For information on how coronavirus might affect you as a new parent:
If you are pregnant and work in a public facing role:
For local resources and information:
Baby Cafés are currently closed in line with Government advice, but are providing breastfeeding support online or over the phone.
Local fitness instructors are running pregnancy conditioning classes and post-natal fitness classes over Zoom. For more information, you can contact: Mickeywells42@gmail.com
Local Mindful Mum classes are operating via Zoom to help pregnant women and new mums to look after themselves during pregnancy and the first year of birth.
For general information on coronavirus and pregnancy:
- The NHS Start4Life website provides general advice on managing a pregnancy throughout the coronavirus outbreak. They have more general advice on pregnancy here and more general advice for parents here.
- The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has released comprehensive guidance for pregnant women and new mothers.
- Tommy’s have published Q&As for pregnant women and new mums.
- The World Health Organisation has published a Q&A on pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding during the coronavirus outbreak.
- The Royal College of Midwives have published an FAQ on coronavirus and pregnancy.
- The NCT have published an FAQ on coronavirus and pregnancy.
For information on managing your mental health throughout pregnancy:
- Tommy’s have published advice on managing your mental health throughout pregnancy.
- The NCT have published tips to deal with coronavirus anxiety while pregnant.
For information on how coronavirus might affect you as a new parent:
- The NCT has published advice on self-isolating with a new baby.
- The Lullaby Trust offer information on caring for yourself and your baby during the outbreak.
If you are pregnant and work in a public facing role:
- The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have published brief occupational health guidance here and more comprehensive occupational health guidance here.
For local resources and information:
Baby Cafés are currently closed in line with Government advice, but are providing breastfeeding support online or over the phone.
- You can find more information on Baby Café Beckenham here.
- You can find more information on Baby Café Penge here.
Local fitness instructors are running pregnancy conditioning classes and post-natal fitness classes over Zoom. For more information, you can contact: Mickeywells42@gmail.com
Local Mindful Mum classes are operating via Zoom to help pregnant women and new mums to look after themselves during pregnancy and the first year of birth.