The first years of your child’s life are an important time for you, your baby and your family. The websites and resources below offer helpful information and support:
- Maternity Matters Dorset – guide to maternity options and services in Dorset
- Dorset Council special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) services
- BCP Council special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) services
- Smoking in Pregnancy – smoking and your baby advice from the Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group
- Families and Babies – breastfeeding peer support
- Healthy Start – food vouchers
- Start4Life – trusted NHS help and advice during pregnancy, birth and parenthood
- Change4Life – ideas to help children stay healthy
- Childcare Choices – find out if you get help with the cost of childcare
- Chat Health – free school nursing text service for young people aged 11 – 19
- Wessex Healthier Together – improving health of children and young people in Dorset
- Kooth – free, anonymous, online tool for 11 – 18 year olds to talk about emotional wellbeing