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      Expecting again? Revisit the essentials, ask what’s changed, and prepare with confidence.
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      Build confidence in the early days with your baby, from feeding to sleep.
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      Learn practical skills to handle emergencies with confidence.
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    • NCT Antenatal course
      Prepare for birth and early parenthood and connect with local expectant parents at our in-person sessions.
    • Online NCT Antenatal course
      Prepare for birth and early parenthood in a flexible, supportive way from home.
    • NCT Antenatal refresher course
      Expecting again? Revisit the essentials, ask what’s changed, and prepare with confidence.
    • NCT New Baby course
      Build confidence in the early days with your baby, from feeding to sleep.
    • NCT Introducing Solid Foods workshop
      Clear, practical guidance to help you start solids with confidence.
    • NCT Baby & Child First Aid
      Learn practical skills to handle emergencies with confidence.
    • View all courses
    • Pregnancy
      Evidence-based answers to questions, from the early weeks to the final stretch.
    • Labour & birth
      Balanced information to help you understand your options and feel prepared.
    • Baby & toddler
      Trusted guidance on feeding, sleep and early development.
    • Life as a parent
      Real-life support for the challenges and changes of parenthood.
    • View all pregnancy & parent information
    • NCT Walk and Talks
      Get some fresh air, take a stroll and connect with local parents.
    • NCT Nearly New Sales
      Shop or sell preloved baby items and find great value essentials.
    • NCT Baby Cafés
      Free, friendly drop-ins for feeding support from trained counsellors.
    • NCT Baby & Child First Aid
      Learn practical skills to handle emergencies with confidence.
    • NCT Bumps & Babies
      Relaxed meet-ups to connect with parents near you.
    • Peer support groups
      Support your mental health with people who understand.
    • View all events and support services
    • Make a donation
      Help fund vital services that support parents when they need it most.
    • Become a member
      Join a movement working to improve support, care and outcomes for every parent.
    • Volunteer at NCT
      Give your time to support parents locally and make a real difference.
    • Fundraise for NCT
      Raise funds your way to support families across the UK.
    • Partner with us
      Work with us to support parents and create lasting impact.
    • Share your stories
      Share your experience to help shape services and support other parents.
    • View all support us
    • For Every Parent strategy
      How we’re working to support every parent, every step of the way.
    • Our impact
      The difference we make for parents, families, and communities across the UK.
    • NCT Board of Trustees
      The people who guide our direction and ensure we stay true to our mission.
    • NCT Leadership Team
      The team leading NCT’s work and helping shape our future.
    • Our history
      How NCT began, and the journey that’s brought us to where we are today.
    • Community support programmes
      Commissioned, co-produced services that deliver trusted local support for parents and families.
    • Contact us
      Ways to get in touch with our teams for help, questions, or support.
    • View all about us
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Pregnancy can be a time of lots of changes. Find information about health, care, wellbeing and changing lifestyles to help you feel confident and reassured over the coming months.
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Pregnant woman or person looking out of the window
Common emotions when expecting a baby
Can you drink alcohol if you breastfeed?
Drinking alcohol while pregnant or breastfeeding
Pregnant woman eating in the kitchen
Eating in pregnancy and after birth
Midwife and pregnant woman or person
Health professionals during pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period
Pregnant woman or person sitting on the bed
How to cope with common discomforts during pregnancy
Pregnant woman or person practising yoga
Is it safe to exercise during pregnancy?
Family getting on a plane
Is it safe to travel when pregnant?
Woman wearing maternity bra
Maternity bras and nursing bras: what you need to know
Looking at maternity notes
Maternity notes: understanding them
Mother or birthing person talking to midwife
Maternity rights and informed decision making
Couple looking at ultrasound image
Pregnancy and birth over 35
Pregnant woman lying down with toddler
Pregnancy and parenting with older children
Pregnancy scan
Scans and tests during pregnancy
Couple holding hands on beach
Sex during pregnancy
Couple with hands on baby
Supporting a pregnant woman or person
Pregnant parent lying on their side and getting massaged
Which beauty and wellbeing treatments are safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding?

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