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A listing on this page should not be taken as an endorsement of the views expressed on any website.
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Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC)
Support and information for parents throughout antenatal testing.
Website: www.arc-uk.org
Tel: 0845 077 2290 / 020 7713 7486
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 10am to 5.30pm
Email: info@arc-uk.org -
AWARE NI
AWARE NI is the depression charity for Northern Ireland.
Website: www.aware-ni.org
Tel: 028 9035 7820 (Belfast office); 028 7126 0602 (Derry office)
Email: info@aware-ni.org -
BabyCentre
A comprehensive digital parenting resource that offers lots of advice and support for new parents and pregnant women.
Website: www.babycentre.co.uk
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Bliss
A UK charity working to provide the best care and support for all premature and sick babies and their families.
Website: www.bliss.org.uk
Tel: 020 7378 1122
Email: information@bliss.org.uk -
Brook Advisory Centre
Confidential sexual health advice for people aged under 25.
Website: www.brook.org.uk
Tel: 028 9032 8866
Email: brookniadmin@brook.org.uk -
Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA)
Cleft lip and palate information, advice and support.
Website: www.clapa.com
Tel: 020 7833 4883
Email: info@clapa.com -
Cruse Bereavement Care
Bereavement support after the loss of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth, cot death, illness or accident.
Website: www.cruse.org.uk (includes live chat facility)
Tel: 028 9079 2419
Helpline: 0808 808 1677
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Disability Action NI
Information, advice and support for people with a disability.
Website: www.disabilityaction.org
Tel: 028 9029 7882
Text phone: 028 9029 7882
Email: hq@disabilityaction.org
Transport number: 028 9029 7870 -
Down’s Syndrome Association
Information, advice and support for families and carers affected by Down’s syndrome.
Website: www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
Tel: 028 9066 5260
Email: enquiriesni@downs-syndrome.org.uk -
Family Support NI
Family Support NI provides details of statutory, voluntary and community organisations that support families.
Website: www.familysupportni.gov.uk
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Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID)
Supports bereaved families and promotes safe baby care advice.
Website: www.fsid.org.uk
Tel: 078 6498 3702 (Cheryl Pierce)
Email: cherylP@lullabytrust.org.uk
Helpline: 0808 802 6869
Email: info@lullabytrust.org.uk -
Gingerbread NI
Gingerbread supports one parent families.
Website: www.gingerbreadni.org
Tel: 028 9023 1417
Free helpline: 0808 808 8090
Email: advice@gingerbreadni.org -
Informing Choices NI
Information, advice and support on all aspects of sexual and reproductive health.
Website: www.informingchoicesni.org
Tel: 028 9031 6100
Email: belfast@fpa.org.uk -
Life After Loss
Helping people cope with life after the loss of a loved one.
Website: www.lifeafterloss.org.uk
Tel: 028 9260 5578
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lifeafterloss
Email: info@lifeafterloss.org.uk -
Mencap
Support for people with a learning disability and their families and carers.
Website: www.mencap.org.uk
Tel: 028 9069 1351
Helpline: 0808 808 1111 (Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm)
Email: mencapni@mencap.org.uk -
Miscarriage Association
Support following miscarriage.
Website: www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk
Tel: 019 2420 0799
Email: magroupni@gmail.com
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Mothers 35 Plus
The UK’s leading website for late motherhood.
Website: www.mothers35plus.co.uk
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Multiple Births Foundation
Advice, information and support for multiple birth families.
Website: www.multiplebirths.org.uk
Tel: 020 3313 3519
Email: mbf@imperial.nhs.uk -
National Childbirth Trust
Information and support during pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.
Website: www.nct.org.uk
National enquiry line: 0300 3300 770
Breastfeeding line: 0300 3300 771
Email: belfast@nct.org.uk -
Northern Ireland Childminding Association (NICMA)
The Northern Ireland Childminding Association (NICMA) supports and develops registered home-based childcare.
Website: www.nicma.org
Tel: 028 9181 1015
Email: info@nicma.org -
Northern Ireland Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (NIASBAH)
Information, advice and support in relation to spina bifida and hydrocephalus.
Website: www.spinabifida-ni.org
Tel: 028 9035 2828
Email: asbahbelfast@hotmail.co.uk -
Parents Helpline
Support and guidance for parents with any family issue.
Website: www.parentshelpline.org.uk
Tel: 028 9031 0891
Free helpline: 0808 8010 722 -
Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity (SANDS)
Support for bereaved parents and families.
Website: www.northernireland.sands.org.uk
NI befriender team: 077 4099 3450
Helpline: 0808 164 3332
Email: NorthernIreland@sands.org.uk -
TinyLife
Dedicated to reducing premature birth, illness, disability and death.
Website: lifeathome.tinylife.org.uk
Tel: 028 9081 5050
Email: info@tinylife.org.uk -
Twins Trust
Support for families with twins, triplets or more.
Website: www.twinstrust.org
Tel: 075 2591 7368
Email: KellyMcDonald@twinstrust.org -
Women’s Aid
Support for women and their families affected by domestic violence.
Website: www.womensaidni.org
24 hour helpline: 0808 802 1414
Tel: 028 9024 9041
Email: info@womensaidni.org -
Yoga with Gill
Gill offers pregnancy, postnatal and baby yoga classes.
Website: www.yogawithgill.com
Tel: 078 7981 0630
Email: gillyoga@hotmail.com