We deliver a range of accessible and engaging community services that support parents as they make the transition from early pregnancy to parenthood.
About our community support programmes
At NCT, we work in partnership with commissioners to co-produce accessible and engaging services for the local community that are free at the point of service.
Our community support programmes for women and families provide:
- antenatal education
- breastfeeding and infant feeding peer support
- perinatal mental health and wellbeing peer support
- perinatal provision for migrant and marginalised families
Peer support
Peer supporters are specialist, trained volunteers who lead some of our commissioned services.
Find out more about peer supporter volunteering.
Contact us
If you're interested in understanding how we can support parents in your local area, we'd love to hear from you.
Please get in touch with our team by emailing programme.delivery@nct.org.uk.
Antenatal education
Free NHS NCT antenatal courses
Find out more about our free antenatal course, Preparation for Birth and Beyond, which we deliver in partnership with local NHS Trusts.
Breastfeeding and infant feeding support
Breastfeeding support services
Learn more about how we work to support breastfeeding in the community and the support services we offer for parents, peer supporters and professionals.
Infant feeding peer support
We offer peer support services for all families, regardless of their journey to parenthood or how they decide to feed their baby.
NCT Baby Café
NCT Baby Café is a free drop-in service led by a qualified NCT breastfeeding counsellor. Our cafés run in local branches and includes our commissioned Hounslow Baby Café.
Perinatal mental health and wellbeing support
Parents in Mind
Our Parents in Mind project provides safe, sensitive, impactful perinatal mental health peer support, delivered by local parent volunteers.
Perinatal support for migrant and marginalised families
Leeds Bankside antenatal education group
The Leeds Bankside antenatal education group supports parents seeking asylum and refugees in Leeds Bankside.
Newham Nurture
Newham Nurture is a community partnership with NCT, Alternatives Trust and The Magpie Project. The programme supports women through pregnancy and up to two years after birth from low income, migrant and marginalised backgrounds experiencing financial hardship and disadvantage.