Cambridge Maternity Services Liaison Committee
We care about your care!
Cambridge Maternity Services Liaison Committee
We care about your care!
The organisations listed on this page offer help on different aspects of pregnancy and life with a new baby.
Cambridgeshire PCT (Primary Care Trust)
The Rosie
PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service)
PALS should be your first port of call if want to make a complaint about any aspect of your care.
Supervisors of midwives
Provides information about how to contact a supervisor of midwives at the Rosie.
East of England Strategic Health Authority
Information about the provision of NHS services in the East of England
NCT Cambridge branch
The NCT (National Childbirth Trust) runs antenatal classes in this area. They also run a number of postnatal groups and provide a range of other services for new and expectant parents.
Birthlight
Provides antenatal and postnatal classes for women and couples, with an emphasis on yoga and active birth.
Breech Babies Club
A support group based in Cambridge for women who are pregnant with or have given birth to babies in a breech position, offering information and the sharing of experiences.
ARC(Antenatal Results and Choices)
Provides support and information to parents throughout the antenatal testing process.
Active Birth Centre
Birth International
Sheila Kitzinger’s site
Home Birth Reference Site
Caesarean Birth and VBAC Information
La Leche League
Breastfeeding Network
MAMA(Meet-a-Mum Association)
MAMA aims to provide friendship and support to mothers and mothers-to-be who are lonely and isolated after a birth or a move to a new area.
Association for Post-Natal Illness
Birth Trauma Association
If you have had a difficult experience giving birth and feel that you are having trouble moving on, then this site is well worth a visit. The Birth Trauma Association is a new charity which has been set up to increase awareness of and to help women who are experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress following a birth.
Miscarriage Association
SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society)
Tommy's, The Baby Charity
BLISS, The Premature Baby Charity
TAMBA (Twins and Multiple Births Association)
IVF-infertility.com
Infertility Network UK
Fertility Friends
National Childbirth Trust
A a good source of general information on issues relating to pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. See also under Other Local Organisations (above).
AIMS (Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services)
Working Families
Provides information on employment rights, benefits and maternity pay.
MSLC national website
Resources for members of MSLCs nationwide.
Doula UK
This is to site to visit if you are thinking of hiring a birth doula, for help and encouragement during birth, or a post-natal doula, who would be able to provide various kinds of practical and emotional support in the first weeks of motherhood. The site also includes useful information about birth and pregnancy.
