Bradford Antenatal Birth and BeYond (BABY)
Bradford antenatal services
The Bradford Antenatal Birth and BeYond (BABY) service aims to provide you with the best quality information which is easily accessible and can help you to make choices about many aspects of your care such as choice of place of birth, pain relief in labour and how to feed your baby.
Our parent education modules, delivered by our specialist parent education midwives Caroline Lamb and Gina Melia, are designed to give you information about labour, birth and parenthood. You can book virtual classes and access the training material on the parent education page.
Attending virtual classes allow you to be involved in group sessions whilst being in the comfort of you own home.
We do offer a one-to-one service for ladies with complex needs and this is usually via telephone or a video call. Speak to your midwife or doctor who can refer you for this. We also have a Facebook page which you are able to gain up-to-date information regarding the Women’s and Newborn Unit, as well as information regarding pregnancy, birth, infant feeding and beyond.
If you have any parent education questions you can contact the department by sending an email to parenteducation.bri@nhs.net. If you do not have access to the internet, please speak to your community or hospital midwife.
As the current situation changes we will update you on what is available to you. Please don’t forget to look at our Facebook page for regular updates.
We have also produced this short film on the latent phase of labour: