What to expect at your appointments before and after birth

Your home, family and support

• Who lives with you
• Who supports you, such as family or friends

Money and benefits

• Information about benefits or local support you may be able to get
• Help to find local services if you need extra support

Your health and wellbeing

• Your physical health
• Your feelings and emotional wellbeing

Your birth plans and feeding your baby

• Your birth plans
• Your feeding choices and support with infant feeding

Safer sleep for your baby

• The safest ways for your baby to sleep
• We will ask to see where your baby sleeps

Your baby’s development and your relationship with your baby

• Your baby’s development
• Your relationship and bond with your baby (how you connect, respond to each other and spend time together)

Local services that can help you

• Local groups, clinics and services that can support you and your family

We are here to support you

We will:

• listen to how things are going for you
• share what to expect as your baby grows
• support you with any worries or questions

Every baby and family is different. We are here to support you and your baby.

A 0 to 19 specialist public health nurse (health visitor) will receive information about your pregnancy from your midwife.

All expecting parents will receive a Personal Child Health Record (PCHR), also known as the Red Book. (See Red book section below).

Antenatal resources

You will receive a text message with a link to this website, giving you access to antenatal resources to read through. These are designed to help prepare you for the start of your parenting journey.

We will visit you at home to:

• talk about feeding, safe sleeping, caring for your baby
• talk with you about your relationship and bond with your baby
• check your baby’s early development
• see how you are feeling
• discuss any extra support you may need

We will visit you at home when your baby is between 6 to 12 weeks old.

We will:

• review your baby’s health and development
• talk about feeding, immunisations and sleep
• listen to how you are feeling physically and emotionally
• talk with you about your relationship with your baby

We will send you appointment details inviting you to your child’s first development review when they are between 9 to 12 months old.

We will talk about:

• behaviour, growth, sleep, and eating habits
• potty training, dental health, vaccinations, and safety
• screen time, keeping active, and school readiness
• we’ll also check in on your wellbeing as a parent

See what to expect at your child’s development review for more information.

Visit our “Meet the team and what we offer” page to find out about the support available after your baby’s 9 to 12 month development review.

Where possible, we encourage both parents to attend these appointments.

• We will contact you by text and by letter with an appointment
• If you have a question, need support before your appointment please contact us
  • Call the admin single point of access (SPA) 0113 843 5683
• If you cannot attend your appointment, please let us know as soon as possible.
  • This helps us rearrange your appointment and offer the time to another family.