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Midwifery, Maternity and Health Visiting

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Health visiting for children under 5 years

Support available from a health visitor.
  • antenatal contact (from 28 weeks onwards)
  • new birth review (10 to 14 days after your baby is born)
  • 6 to 8 week maternal mood review (contact at well child clinic)
  • 1 year health review
  • 2 year ASQ health review
To arrange an appointment or to book your child's 1 or 2 year review, call 0203 808 3380 or email hrch.hvadminhub@nhs.net.
Hounslow Health Visiting Service (YouTube Video) Highlighting the amazing support Hounslow's Health Visiting Service offers mums-to-be and young families. New parents can get help with a range of issues. There is also support for young mums who may be experiencing:
  • postnatal depression or
  • anxiety around any aspect of parenting.

Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting (MECSH) (Opens in New Window)

Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting (MECSH) is an enhanced home visiting programme designed to support families through the transition to parenthood. It begins during pregnancy and can continue until your child turns two years old.

Healthier Together (Opens in New Window)

This website provides pregnant women, babies, children and young people across Hounslow with consistent and high-quality advice from local health professionals.

Hounslow's Start for Life Offer - supporting the first 1001 days with your baby (Opens in New Window)

Our Start for Life Offer is a one stop shop to help families access essential support and services across the first 1,001 days with you and your baby – specifically, from the point of pregnancy until your baby is two years old. This is the most important time in a baby’s development.

National Breastfeeding Helpline - 0300 100 0212

Providing support and non-judgemental, evidence-based information on breastfeeding that UK parents value and trust. Offering a 24 hour service, 365 days a year. Existing:
  • web chat,
  • social media

  • support and language lines in Welsh, Polish, Bengali and Sylheti are available from 9:30am.
The service operates a voicemail service.
The Drugs in Breastmilk Information Service (DiBM). Pharmacist volunteers answer questions about drugs and medication from 8:30am via email or Facebook message.

NHS / SHOUT Text Service

Text the word HUG to 85258 if you are struggling to cope or need help, if you are a:
  • Pregnant women
  • birthing partner.
  • new parents with babies and toddlers up to the age 2 years
  • you have experienced baby or pregnancy loss (including termination for any reason)