Pregnancy and Parents Centre

General information

The Pregnancy and Parents Centre has grown and developed over 30 years in response to what women have told us that they and their families need during pregnancy, childbirth and beyond.

Identity:

The Pregnancy and Parents Centre offers practical and emotional support to enable all women and their families to experience pregnancy, birth and parenthood with confidence and dignity.

We provide antenatal and postnatal classes, one to one and group support, sharing experiences, information, advocacy and child-centred activities in a warm and welcoming environment.

Values:

Everyone is welcome, whatever your circumstances, background, sexual orientation, family makeup or beliefs.
Many of our services are free and our sessions are run on a donation basis or a sliding scale of fees so we never turn anyone away due to financial constraint. We also strive to make sure our classes are accessible to parents and parents-to-be with particular needs.

We believe that people make the best choices for themselves and their families when they have balanced and comprehensive information, non-judgemental support and confidence in themselves.

We honour individuals and their different circumstances and choices around birth, and respect every unique experience.

We recognise the benefits of normal birth and of breastfeeding, where possible and where these are what parents choose.

We acknowledge that parents have different needs and concerns before and after birth, so we aim to offer continuing support, friendship and activities throughout the process of becoming parents and raising children.

All our facilitators are trained and many have worked with pregnant women, their partners and parents with babies and/or small children for many years.

We hope that you will enjoy what we have to offer at the Centre. We aim to continue to develop, and therefore welcome any feedback and suggestions you might like to give to any of our facilitators, directors or co-coordinator.