When you're pregnant, it's important to think about your health and the health of your new baby. We've provided advice and support here that can help.
On this page
- Healthy eating in pregnancy
- Avoid alcohol in pregnancy
- Exercise during pregnancy
- Stop smoking
- Pregnancy symptom checker (Tommy's Midwives)
- Healthy Family Teams support
Healthy eating in pregnancy
These resources can help you learn more about having a healthy diet during pregnancy.
NHS advice
The NHS has guidance on how to Have a healthy diet in pregnancy.
First Steps Nutrition Trust
First Steps Nutrition Trust has some useful advice on their website for pregnant mums called Eating well in pregnancy
Infant and Toddler Forum - Healthy eating guides
Infant and Toddler Forum have produced a fact sheet on healthy eating during pregnancy.
Download Healthy Eating in Pregnancy Fact sheet [PDF]
They've produced a chart to show how much weight gain is healthy during pregnancy.
Download Guidance for mums-to-be: A healthy lifestyle during pregnancy [PDF]
Healthy Start Scheme
If you're pregnant (or have children under four) and you are on certain benefits, you might be able to get help to buy food and milk with a Healthy Start Card.
Find out if you are eligible on our Healthy Start information page
Avoid alcohol in pregnancy
If you're pregnant or planning to become pregnant, you should not drink alcohol. The following links can help you learn more and where you can get support if you need help.
- Drinking alcohol while pregnant (NHS)
- Alcohol and pregnancy (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists)
- Tips on cutting down (NHS)
Find support services in our directory that can help you reduce your alcohol consumption
Exercise during pregnancy
Some exercise during pregnancy is good for you and your baby, and helps to prepare your body for the birth.
The Best Start in Life parenting hub has guidance on how much and what types of exercise to do.
Visit Exercising in pregnancy (Best Start in Life)
Further NHS guidance can be found at Exercising in pregnancy (NHS).
Tommy's, the pregnancy and baby charity, has lots of useful advice and tips around being active, exercising and what exercises to do during pregnancy.
For more about having a safe and healthy pregnancy, go to Pregnancy information hub (Tommy's)
Stop smoking
Stop smoking in pregnancy (NHS)
Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do for you and your baby. More women quit smoking when they are pregnant than at any other time during their lives.
Read NHS guidance on how to stop smoking in pregnancy
Support to stop smoking
Smokers who stop with support are three times more likely to succeed. You can receive support to stop smoking from your midwife and from local stop smoking services.
For FREE non-judgemental support to stop smoking, please speak to your midwife for more information and advice. To find support services for Nottinghamshire residents, visit the Stopping Smoking (opens in new tab) page on the council website.
Find more support services for Nottinghamshire residents on the Council's Support to stop smoking page
Pregnancy symptom checker (Tommy's Midwives)
Tommy's midwives have a symptom checker that shows what to look out for during pregnancy so you know when you need to contact your midwife urgently.
To view the symptom checker online, go to Is it serious? Pregnancy symptom checker (Tommy's)
Find more pregnancy information in Tommy’s Midwives Pregnancy information hub.
Healthy Family Teams support
The Healthy Family Teams from the NHS Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust provide care for children, young people and families from before birth to their late teens. They provide this service when needed and regardless of where people live in Nottinghamshire.
View our Healthy Family Teams page for more information