Published:
1:51 PM February 5, 2021
A community partnership in Newham will help pregnant women and new mums facing challenges and inequalities to access support.
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A community partnership will expand the support available for pregnant women and new mums facing financial hardship and disadvantage in Newham.
The project will offer antenatal education, breastfeeding support, counselling and family link services, alongside an existing perinatal peer support service.
It has a strong focus on inclusion and support for women of black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, who experience significant inequalities in outcomes.
UK parents charity NCT, which has received £471,000 from the government’s health and wellbeing fund, will work with Plaistow-based Alternatives Trust East London, Forest Gate s The Magpie Project and East Ham organisation Compost London.