Abbey Team Community Midwives -Evesham and Redditch -

05/09/2025

From Worcester Royal Hospital!

🚨 News for all here - our maternity triage phone number has changed 🚨

0303 003 5599

20/08/2025

Talking therapies support for new and expecting parents in Herefordshire and Worcestershire

19/08/2025

Amy and Emilie are really pleased to announce that they're bringing a new Baby Cafe to Redditch, with a Bumps and Babies group to run alongside it.

We will be offering free infant feeding support should you need it, from our qualified NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor Emilie. There will be plenty of toys to occupy the little ones and hot drinks available for the grown ups too. Come along and have a chat with other parents and parents-to-be.

This group is free, thanks to funding from Worcestershire Public Health.

Please help us spread the word about this exciting new group by sharing with, or tagging, your friends. Have questions? Pop them in the comments ☺

02/08/2025

We know that it’s frustrating when groups and classes shut up over the summer break🏖️

That’s why we are so thrilled that our Peer Support Worker Anna has suggested she comes back to run a Stay and Play over the summer!

She’ll be at The Old Needleworks on Tuesdays, 10am-12pm for 4 weeks over the summer holidays:

Next dates:
⏱️05 August
⏱️12 August

Free to attend thanks to National Lottery funding🩵

Hot drinks, snacks and toys ready for you!☕️

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DAD’S STAY & PLAY
A space for dads to spend some quality time with their little ones and connect with other dads.

Built for Bonding, Powered by Coffee and Chaos!

👨‍🍼 Run by Dads, for Dads
🧸 For children aged 0–3 years
📍 The Old Needleworks
🗓️ Next session:
Saturday 9th August, 10am–12pm

Expect toys, hot drinks, biscuits, and plenty of good chat.

Come and find your team - we’d love to see you there! ☺️

Free to attend, thanks to funding from National Lottery, Awards for All

25/07/2025

👶 When will I hear from the Health Visiting Team?

If you live in Worcestershire and have a child under 5, you’ll be offered 5 key contacts with your local Health Visiting Team:

📅 28+ weeks pregnant – Antenatal Contact
👶 By 14 days old – New Birth Visit
🤱🏼 6–8 weeks old – Postnatal Visit
🧸 9–12 months old – Review
👧 2½ years old – Development Review

These reviews support your child’s health, wellbeing, and development at key stages. Look out for your appointment letters in the post and speak to your Health Visitor if you have any questions.

17/07/2025

06/06/2025

Dads this one is for you……

The Dads are taking the reins!💙

The Dads who come to The Dads group have decided to set up a Stay & Play. They recognised that there are few places for Dads to take their little ones, where they can meet other dads.

The Dads Stay & Play will run every month at The Old Needleworks.

🗓️Our first date is Saturday 14 June, 10am-12pm.

Run by Dads, for Dads👨‍🍼

Dads bring your little ones 0-3 years old - all welcome☺️

We have toys, hot drinks, biscuits and chat!

Come and find your team!

Free to attend thanks to funding from Homestart & Public Health

02/06/2025

Come along to 'Bumps, Babies and You'

A drop-in space for you and your children to meet and chat with other parents and the Family Hub team

Suitable for 0-2 (siblings welcome)

Free Toast for you to enjoy 🍞🍞

Wednesdays 1-2-30pm at Holly Trees Family Hub, St Stephen's First School, Mabey Avenue, Redditch, B98 8HW
Tel: 01527 61360

Thursdays 9-30-11am at Pear Tree Family Hub, Broad Street, Bromsgrove , B61 8LW
Tel: 01527 835775

We look forward to welcoming you 😊😊😊

www.worcestershire.gov.uk/virtual-family-hub

17/04/2025

Speak to your midwife for more info on vaccinations in pregnancy 💙

06/04/2025

BIRTH & BEYOND Preparation for Parenthood

Getting to know your unborn baby
Changes for you/your partner
Giving Birth and meeting baby
Your Health and Wellbeing
Feeding, bathing and practical care of your new baby

We recommend starting Birth & Beyond group programme between 28-31 weeks of pregnancy.

These free sessions facilitated by Worcestershire Family Hubs
For more information or to book your place please call:

Call Bromsgrove Pear Tree Family Hub on 01527 835775 and Redditch Holly Trees Family Hub on 01527 61360.

02/04/2025

Family Hubs can help connect you to the right support for you and your family in various ways.
The team can help you to access local support,
community groups and activities.
The Hub also offers:
• Free or low-cost
Healthy Start Vitamins
• Breast Pump hire
• Volunteering
opportunities
• Parenting support
• First time
parent’s groups
• Food parcels
• Support and guidance
with day-to-day concerns
around money, childcare
Pop in or Call 01527 61360, if you’re in Redditch or 01527 835775 if you’re in Bromsgrove to speak to a Family Hub Navigator who can point you in the right direction.

01/04/2025

In Summer 2023 Worcestershire Royal Hospital introduced ‘open access’ to the maternity wards for one birth partner. This means one birth partner is now able to stay or visit at anytime, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide support when needed, particularly during the induction process and early labour, as well as with baby care on the postnatal ward.

We want to know how aware people are of this change and whether or not it has improved your experiences.

Tell us what you think: https://forms.office.com/e/qEtAzc98nP