South Tees Maternity Services

07/08/2025

✨ South Tees Tongue Tie Service ✨

It’s the final day of World Breastfeeding Week 2025 - each day we’ve been sharing what support is available to you.

Today we want to tell you about our tongue-tie service…

Meet (L - R) Laura, Bev & Sarah.

We offer hour long appointments for specialist feeding assessment and support - if your baby has a tongue-tie that’s causing feeding challenges, we can offer to divide it there and then.

Recently we have welcomed two tongue tie practitioners from the Middlesbrough Health Visiting team (Sophie & Chloe), who are helping to support the sustainability of this service for many years to come.

Since opening the clinic in January 2024, we have supported hundreds of families to reach their feeding goals.

To learn more about this service, visit our website https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/resources/tongue-tie-information/

06/08/2025

It’s World Breastfeeding Week 2025 🤱🏽

The theme this year is support, so each day we’re sharing snippets of what’s available to you…

Did you know that our website is packed with information and support contacts?

Visit our website to find:

🔹 Breastfeeding support groups in your local area
🔹 How to access urgent and non-urgent help and support
🔹 Self-help information including lots of useful videos
🔹 General breastfeeding information
🔹 Information about our tongue-tie service
🔹 How to self-refer to the infant feeding team
🔹 Safer sleep information
🔹 How to book antenatal education sessions
🔹 Bottle feeding information
🔹 Links to information in other languages

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/services/maternity/infant-feeding/

06/08/2025

06/08/2025

Mums have been sharing their stories in a bid to boost the numbers of new Teesside mothers who breastfeed. Natural feeding has many health benefits for mother and baby, but figures show just 55pc of new mothers in Redcar and Cleveland and 60.6pc in Middlesbrough initiate breastfeeding for their babi...

05/08/2025

Repost •

Did you know it’s World Breastfeeding Week?

The National Breastfeeding Helpline team are ready, as always, to take your call, anytime, day or night. Telephone: 0300 100 0212

https://www.nationalbreastfeedinghelpline.org.uk/

04/08/2025

04/08/2025

It’s world breastfeeding week 2025 1st-7th August 🤱🏽

The theme this year is support. Each day we’re sharing what’s available to you…

Did you know that if you live in the South Tees area, we can offer you a short-term community breast pump loan if you are facing feeding challenges?

This can avoid the need to spend money on a breast pump you might never need to use. In 2024, 241 people benefited from a short-term pump loan to support their feeding journey.

Have you benefitted from a pump loan?

We’d love to hear how this service has helped you - please let us know in the comments below!

Please note - pumps can only be loaned during maternity care and must be returned when you are discharged from your community midwife.

02/08/2025

Online infant feeding sessions 💻

As part of World Breastfeeding Week 2025, each day we're sharing what's available to you to support you on your feeding journey.

Session run every month and cover the following topics:

The session covers:

🔹Getting to know your baby during pregnancy
🔹Baby brain development
🔹Skin to skin contact
🔹Responsive feeding and baby’s first feeds
🔹Getting off to the best start with breastfeeding
🔹Accessing help and support

To book your place, email: stees.antenataleducation@nhs.net

To find our more, visit our website: https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/services/maternity/infant-feeding/pregnancy-getting-ready-to-feed-your-baby/

01/08/2025

Shout out to one of our amazing breastfeeding ambassadors 🌟

01/08/2025

It's World Breastfeeding Week 2025!

Over the next week, we’ll be sharing what’s on offer at South Tees to support you to reach your feeding goals.

Stay tuned for more information about our:

🔹Antenatal education sessions
🔹 Infant Feeding web pages
🔹 Infant feeding team
🔹 Breast pump loan service
🔹 Tongue-tie and specialist support service
🔹 Local health visiting and Family Hubs support offer

Visit our website to find our more: https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/services/maternity/infant-feeding/

28/07/2025

Repost • • Let’s talk about sleep deprivation...

You’re not alone. Whoever you are. Wherever you’re from. We’re here. And so are thousands of other parents and carers in the UK, like Lucy.

“You’re all awake looking up at the stars and the sunrise at the same time. You will survive it, and it will get better. You’ll look back on it one day and probably laugh and question how you got through it!” says Lucy, mum to Polly and Bessie.

We have lots of advice on our website (), specifically designed to be clear and simple so even a very sleep deprived brain can take something from it 👉 link in their bio 🔗

22/07/2025

Our Middlesbrough Aquanatal session is moving. This fantastic session, which was previously at Neptune Centre, will now be at Rainbow Leisure Centre, from tomorrow. We hope to see you there!

📌 Rainbow Leisure Centre, Parkway Centre, Coulby Newham, TS8 0TJ
📅 Every Wednesday
⏰ Arrive by 2.45pm to be in the pool for 3pm
☕ You are welcome to stay for refreshments and a chat with other mams-to-be and our lovely maternity support workers following
💰 £4.25 per session
🚌 The number 12 bus can take you directly from Middlesbrough centre via Linthorpe Road, Acklam Road and Hemlington