What we do Information Hub Helping vulnerable families The National Teenage Pregnancy Midwifery Network Best Beginnings is committed to improving outcomes for young parents and their children by supporting midwives to develop and deliver maternity services to meet their needs. What is the National Teenage Pregnancy Midwifery Network? Founded by two teenage pregnancy specialist midwives in 2001, the online network aims to improve maternity services for young parents and their children by: Collecting evidence on what works to improve outcomes Enabling midwives (and others) to share good practice and innovative work ideas Increasing support for midwives working with young parents Producing an e-newsletter twice a year covering policy, practice, research and resources Read the National Teenage Pregnancy Midwifery Network Newsletters Who is the network for? The network is primarily aimed at midwives working with young parents or with an interest in teenage pregnancy. It includes family nurses, health visitors, young parent workers, infant feeding advisers, peer supporters, commissioners and anyone else interested in the contribution maternity care can make to improving outcomes for teenage parents and their children. It is a free service with over 600 members who receive the e-newsletter 3 times a year and are invited to contribute their own practice or research experience and ideas. The newsletter is featured on CHIMAT’s website and in guidance from the Department of Health, Public Health England and the Royal College of Midwives. Getting maternity services right for pregnant teenagers and young fathers. A practical guide for midwives, doctors, maternity support workers and receptionists (3rd edition, 2015) To contact or join the network please email [email protected] with your name, position and work address. NOTE: Apologies but we are not able to help students with essays or work experience Resources for young parents-to-be and young parents App for young parents-to-be and new parentsBaby Buddy free phone app for parents-to-be and new parents from parent and child charity Best Beginnings.Publications for young parentsYoung mum to be (Kids Premiership) My pregnancy my choice, You and your baby (CHANGE)Your pelvic floor (leaflet designed by teenagers)Websites for young parentslittlelullaby.org.uk - Little Lullaby - 'The place for young parents'. Information, chatrooms for young parents, buddying scheme www.beastar.org.uk/ - breastfeeding website for young mumsYoung dads TV - Youtube channel with videos for young dads Resources for practitioners Healthy eatingPregnant teenagers and diet (Tommy’s) A short guide for professionals who work with pregnant teenagers but don't have specialist training in nutrition. Eating well in pregnancy: A practical guide to support teenagers (First Steps Nutrition Trust)A detailed and practical guide including affordable recipes.Smoking cessationTalking about smoking in pregnancy (Tommys)A short guide for professionals who work with pregnant teenagers, focusing on evidence and practical strategies. Smoking cessation for teenagers workshop (18.10.06 conference)Young fathersWorking with young fathers workshop (18.10.06 conference)Fatherhood Institute research briefing: Young FathersPreventing unplanned second pregnanciesPreventing unplanned second pregnancies - models of service delivery (Network paper)Antentatal/postnatal sexual health care pathway (Nottingham)Antenatal contraception care pathway (Hull) Postnatal contraception care pathway (Hull) Resources developed by network members Teenage pregnancy guideline (with needs assessment and care pathway) (Morecombe Bay) Care pathway for pregnant teenagers (Durham and Darlington)Care pathway for pregnant teenagers (Liverpool)Care pathway for pregnant teenagers (Gloucester)Care pathway for pregnant teenagers (Nottingham) Care pathway for pregnant teenagers (Mid Essex)Social History form (Liverpool)Needs assessment form (Dudley)Postnatal phone consultation (Liverpool)Assessment criteria matrix (Isle of Wight)Referral criteria to teenage pregnancy midwives (Nottingham) Hierarchy of specialist support ( Burnley)Data collection form (Burnley )Referral flow chart (Wakefield)Audit tool (Gloucester)Assessing Gillick competency (Bristol) Publications for practitioners and commissioners A framework for supporting teenage mothers and young fathers (Public Health England 2016) Getting maternity services right for pregnant teenagers and young fathers. A practical guide for midwives, doctors, maternity support workers and receptionists (3rd edition, 2015) Teenage parents: who cares? A guide to commissioning and delivering maternity services for young parents (2008) Multi-agency working to support pregnant teenagers: a midwifery guide to working with Connexions and other agencies (2007) Teenage pregnancy statistics Referenced_statistics_on_teenage_pregnancy_2016.docx Office for National Statistics conceptions for 2015 (published 2017). Under 18 conceptions in Table 6 Young parents' experiences Herbert_2016_Exploring_teenage_mothers_experiences_of_support_services.pdf Job descriptions for teenage pregnancy midwives Anon area Strategic TP midwife job descriptionBrighton TP midwife job descriptionBuckinghamshire TP liaison midwife job descriptionGloucestershire TP liaison midwife job description