Healthy sessions for mums-to-be
Expectant mums in Birmingham are being invited to learn more about giving their babies a healthy start to life with a series of sessions in the east and north of the city.
As part of their antenatal care, mums-to-be and their partners can go along to the sessions at Erdington Health and Wellbeing Walk-in Centre, at 196 High Street, Erdington, on the first Wednesday of every month from 9.30am – 12noon. Expectant mothers in Washwood Heath can drop in to the workshops at Anthony Road Children’s Centre in Alum Rock on the third Wednesday of the month, also from 9.30am – 12noon.
The workshops will help parents think about feeding choices, learn about bonding through feeding and meeting baby’s needs, and find out how to tell feeding is going well.
Jewant Singh, Breastfeeding Co-ordinator at NHS Birmingham East and North, said: “Our friendly antenatal sessions are all about getting new born babies off to the best start in life by meeting their needs, as well as giving women the chance to meet other mums and make new friends. Mums are free to bring dad, grandma, or a friend along too!”
For more information, call Jewant Singh on 0121 380 9270.
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Enquiries
For more information, please contact Sarah Millard, NHS Birmingham East and North External Communications Manager, on 0121 380 0620.
Notes to editors
NHS Birmingham East and North is one of 152 primary care trusts (PCTs) within the English NHS. As a PCT, it is responsible for the wise investment of public money to ensure health improvement, access to health services and where appropriate the provision of health services to a local population of some 438,000 people, across 17 wards in north and east Birmingham.
We organise and fund the delivery of health care with the involvement of local people, maximising health outcomes for every pound spent, referred to as commissioning.
