Pregnancy and Parenting

pregnancy

Antenatal / Maternity Care

Community Midwives provide pregnancy and postnatal care and are based at the Lauriston Building.  Please call 0131 536 2009 to arrange your first appointment and thereafter the community midwives can be contacted on 0131 536 9847.

For more information on the phases of your pregnancy, and the first 12 months with your new baby click here for the readysteadybaby link.

BABY CLINIC

Parenting of early years

You can contact your named health visitor for advice and guidance on 0131 312 2168 for issues such as:

  • Baby and child growth and development
  • Childhood conditions, allergies and infections
  • Breastfeeding, bottle-feeding and weaning
  • Teething
  • Post-natal depression, and parental mental and physical health
  • Child behaviour issues, such as sleeping, eating, potty-training and tantrums
  • Support with parenting, family health and relationships
teenage

Parents and Carers of Pre Teens and Teenagers

The Parent and Carer Support Team have provided a very useful handout of local services in Edinburgh. Please click here to access their handout.