Hull and East Riding Breastfeeding Support

Antenatal

Antenatal

Antenatal – before the birth of your baby

It’s good to find out as much as you can about breastfeeding before you have your baby. It may help you feel more confident when you start breastfeeding your baby.

Before the birth of your baby you will have a number of appointments with your midwife where you will have the opportunity to discuss feeding your baby along with a variety of other topics.

The ISPHN/IPHN service offers parents an antenatal contact and or home visit to help you prepare for early parenthood as well as provide information about feeding your baby and the support available with feeding after the birth.

In East Riding you will also receive a call from your local children’s centre to invite you to book onto ante-natal parent education and discuss any questions you have around feeding, caring for and developing a close and loving relationship with your baby.

Antenatal parent education

Antenatal Parent Education in the East Riding of Yorkshire is delivered jointly by Children’s Centres, Midwifes and ISPHNS Health Visitors.

The sessions contain a variety of information including labour and birth, caring for your new baby and yourselves as new parents, and also includes a session on infant feeding.

How to book:

East Riding

If you are registered with an East Riding GP and are delivering your baby at Hull Women's & Children's Hospital book here:

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Hull

For all clients in Hull antenatal education is offered by maternity staff and they can book onto the hey classes for free.

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York, Scarbrough, North East Lincs and Goole

Please ask your midwife for details of the current ante-natal parent education offer and how to book your classes.

Benefits of attending Antenatal Parent Education classes

Benefits of attending Antenatal Parent Education classes

The East Riding's Antenatal Parent Education programme offers all pregnant women, fathers and partners the opportunity to meet the key professionals who will support them during their pregnancy journey and beyond.

The classes are a great opportunity to ask any questions you may have and to gain knowledge about labour and delivery, relationship changes, wellbeing of mum, dad and partners following the birth, infant feeding and key safety information when caring for your newborn.

The classes also give you the chance to meet other parents-to-be who are at a similar stage in their journey to yourselves. The classes are free to attend, informal and you can be reassured you are receiving the most up to date information from trusted East Riding professionals.

Contact information

Address and locations

The service does not have an address as they are community based.

Opening hours: 09.00-17.00 Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays).

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“ The sessions are amazing, I cannot speak highly enough about how we have benefited. I have the confidence to feed in public, something I never thought I’d be able to do. Also the support at the beginning is the reason I persevered with breastfeeding. Thank you! ”

“ The support, confidence and friendliness of this group is unparalleled. It has allowed me to maintain my mental and physical health, and keep breastfeeding when things got tough ”

“ The biggest benefit of the group is ‘Socialising with other mums and babies, judgement free space to talk about challenges/celebrations ”

“ My biggest benefit of coming to the group was ‘Meeting other mums and sharing thoughts and challenges on breastfeeding ”

“ This is the best group! My favourite group of the week - the biggest benefit are learning from other mums about tips and challenges of breastfeeding. This was a difficult journey for me & the support has been invaluable to keep me going ”

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