Pregnancy and being a new parent can be an expensive time, so make sure you take advantage of the freebies and offers available to you. Here is a look at some of the things that are available to you… Prescriptions: All NHS prescriptions and dental treatment are free whilst you’re pregnant and for 12 months afterwards. Please ask your midwife for a FW8 form and you can apply for your maternity exemption certificate. Baby on board badge: if you’re going to be travelling on the

Do you feel prepared for birth? Do you have a birth plan? Do you know your rights and the choices you’ll be asked to make? Do you know about birth physiology, and what will happen to your body and your baby during birth? I’m getting lots of enquiries about this workshop at the moment because people aren’t getting to see their midwives face to face and some other antenatal classes are not running. The above questions are a few of the topics we talk about during my Active Birth