This website will not be maintained after 1st April 2025:
- To access local support for you and your family, including education, finance, volunteering and community support, visit the Virtual Family Hub | Worcestershire County Council. For information, advice and services to support families in pregnancy and through the early years, visit the Best Start Worcestershire website.
- For information on NHS services, including Public Health nursing, health visiting, school health nursing, breastfeeding and Smoke-Free Homes, visit the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust website: Worcestershire Public Health Nursing Service | Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.
- Information about your local Family Hubs.
Baby Buddy
Developed by UK charity Best Beginnings in collaboration with parents, healthcare professionals and partner charities across the country: the free Baby Buddy app is with you throughout your pregnancy and parenting journey, day by day.
Whether you're a mum, dad, co-parent or caregiver, Baby Buddy is here to empower you to feel confident, giving you the knowledge and practical skills to look after yourself and give your child the best start.
- Bite-sized, personalised information and advice for every day of pregnancy and up to the child’s first birthday.
- Personalised information for dads and co-parents as well as mums (the world's first free app to offer this!)
- A growing video library covering everything from nappy changing and breastfeeding, to mental health and the importance of antenatal care. Many of the videos feature young parents.
- Support for birth choices, including information about every maternity unit in the UK and personal care and support plans.
- A digital personal child health record to record growth, vaccinations, appointments and other milestones.