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A radio and social media campaign developed by Frimley Health and Care launches this week to encourage parents, grandparents and carers to sign up for free, NHS backed online parenting courses for those caring for children from nought to teens. The campaign will run until April 2021 on Greatest Hits Radio (Surrey & East Hampshire) and Facebook. Bringing up children is a l ...

Good mental health before, during, and after pregnancy is as important as physical health. The #Readyforpregnancy campaign, which aims to provide useful information for women across East Berkshire, North East Hampshire and Farnham and Surrey Heath, focuses on this aspect of health In September, by raising awareness of mental health and by sharing useful tips. It is not uncomm ...

Breastfeeding is a very personal choice and may not be for every mother for varying reasons. However, we’d like to take this opportunity to provide information and support to those who are interested in breastfeeding which gives your baby the best start in life. “Breastfeeding lowers the risk of getting breast and ovarian cancer in the future, naturally uses up many calories a ...

The importance of a good diet and being of a healthy weight is this month’s focus for a regional prepregnancy preparation campaign. Launched at the start of last month, the year-long #Readyforpregnancy campaign aims to encourage women across East Berkshire, North East Hampshire and Farnham and Surrey Heath to get fit and healthy before they try for a baby. Each month will foc ...

Bringing up children can be enjoyable and rewarding but it also has its challenges. At times like these, such as during the current pandemic, it is good to get outside advice and support. If you live in the Frimley Health and Care area (which covers East Berkshire, Surrey Heath and North East Hampshire and Farnham), you can access four free online parenting guides. These inc ...

A campaign has been launched to encourage women across East Berkshire, Surrey Heath and North East Hampshire and Farnham to get fit and healthy before they try for a baby. Launched on June 1, #ReadyforPregnancy aims to raise awareness of how women’s health when they get pregnant affects them and their baby not only throughout their pregnancy, but also at birth. Running across ...

It is important that you still attend your antenatal appointments and continue to seek advice from your midwife or maternity team. Contact numbers are in your blue books. If you are worried about your health or the health of your unborn baby, please contact your midwife or maternity team. It is important that you or your baby/child still have routine vaccinations. They protec ...

Dear all, We realise that yesterday’s announcement has generated concern for some. This was not a decision that was made lightly, but a decision that was needed to continue to prioritise everyone’s safety in these very challenging times. We wish to answer as many of your questions as possible but our advice may continue to change over the next few weeks. We are not able to re ...

A new website has been launched to support local women and families on their journey from family planning to parenthood. The Frimley Health and Care maternity site - fhac-archive.frimley.icb.nhs.uk/maternity - provides people living across the area with a ‘one-stop shop’ for all the resources and information that they might need. Local women helped midwives and doctors to des ...