A Specialist Public Health Nurse who specialises in Health Visiting, will receive information about your pregnancy from your midwife. For your first baby you will be visited at your home and we will discuss the support we can offer you.

Following your visit we have all the links below to the electronic information your health visitor has shared with you. You can also find lots of information on this website to support you and your partner in pregnancy and beyond.

Information in other languages

• Unicef foreign language resources

Getting to know your baby:

• Getting-to-know-your-baby-FINAL-VERSION-15.03.21.pdf (ihv.org.uk)
• Building a Happy Baby (unicef.org.uk)

Breastfeeding

• https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/breastfeeding-resources/off-to-the-best-start/
• https://globalhealthmedia.org/videos/attaching-your-baby-at-the-breast/
• https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/breastfeeding-resources/hand-expression-video/

Bottle Feeding

• https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/bottle-feeding-resources/guide-to-bottle-feeding/
• https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Infant-formula-and-responsive-bottle-feeding.pdf
• First Steps Nutrition Trust

Healthy Start

• How to apply – Get help to buy food and milk (Healthy Start)

Baby Products

• The Lullaby Trust product Guide

Childhood illnesses:

• Sepsis, paediatric leaflet
• Handi App for child health

Perinatal mental health:

• Netmums: Making Mums Happy course
• Netmums: Helping with Depression course

Contact our advice line if you haven’t received your appointment by 34 weeks Tel: 0300 333 5352 ( Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm )
Email: publichealthnursing.torbay@nhs.net