Teenage Kicks Newcastle : Newcastle Teenage pregnancy support team

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The Newcastle Teenage Pregnancy support team works with teenagers who are mum and/or dads to be.

The team comprises of: -

Teenage pregnancy advisors – providing dedicated and holistic support package for young mums and mums to be addressing all the needs below.
Specialist midwife - providing dedicated and holistic ante natal support package for young mums and dads to be
Young Dads worker – a dedicated and holistic support package for young dads and dads to be addressing all the needs below.
General volunteers – supporting the work of the team

The Team:

Can give you information, advice and advocacy on issues such as having a baby, benefits, housing, employment, education & training, maternity rights, childcare, emotional support, options and rights, smoking, parenting, feeding your baby, ante-natal and post-natal contraception, drugs & alcohol, healthy eating, delivery of baby, pain relief.
Have a pregnancy decision making service and pregnancy tests to help people work through there options when they find they are pregnant.
Have a counselling service to give you space and time to discuss any issues that may be worrying you.
Offer training courses: - basic counselling courses, stress management courses and parenting courses