Active Birth Centre
55 Dartmouth Park Road, London NW5 1SL
Tel: 0171 267 3006
Information and classes on non-mechanised childbirth at home or in hospital

Association for Improvements in Maternity Services(AIMS)
21 Iver Lane, Iver, Buckinghamshire SL0 9LH
Tel: 01753 652781
Pressure group that campaigns for the right of parents to have the maternity services they want

The Anaphylaxis Campaign
2 Clockhouse Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 7QY
Tel: 01252 542029
Information and support for people with potentially fatal food allergies

APEC
(Action on Pre-eclampsia)
61 Greenways, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire WD5 0EU
Tel: 01923 266778

Aqua Birth Pools
55 Dartmouth Park Road, London NW5 1SL
Tel: 0171 267 3006
For the hire of a portable birth pool

ARMS
(Action and Research for Multiple Sclerosis)
2a Chapel Hill, Stansted, Essex CM24 8AG
Tel: 01279 815553
Information for pregnant women suffering from MS Association of Breastfeeding

Mothers
26 Holmshaw Close, London SE26 4TH
Tel: 0181 778 4769
A 24-hour telephone service for mothers. Supplies names and phone numbers of breastfeeding counsellors in nationwide network

Association for Postnatal Illness
25 Jerdan Place, London SW6 1BE
Tel: 0171 386 0868
Advice to those women with postnatal depression on how to cope, given by those who have suffered from it themselves

Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
(ASBAH)
Asbah House, 42 Park Road, Peterborough PE1 2UQ
Tel: 01733 555988

The Association for Stammerers
15 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PJ
Tel: 0181 981 8818

Birthworks
Unit 4E, Brent Mill Trading Estate, South Brent, Devon TQ10 9YT
Tel: 01364 72802
Advice and literature on water births, videos for sale, and birth pools for hire

BLISS
(Baby Life Support Systems)
17-21 Emerald Street, London WC1N 3QL
Tel: 0934 713630 (freephone)
For parents with special care babies

British Acupuncture Association
34 Alderney Street, London SW1V 4EU
Tel: 0171 834 1012
Can provide a list of qualified practitioners

British Association for Early Childhood Education
(BAECE)
111 City View House, 463 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 9QY
Tel: 0171 739 7594

British Diabetic Association
10 Queen Anne Street, London W1M 0BD
Tel: 0171 323 1531

British Dyslexia Association
98 London Road, Reading, Berks RG1 5AU
Tel: 01734 668271

British Red
Cross 9 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EJ
Tel: 0171 235 5454

British Standards Institute
Linford Wood, Milton Keynes MK14 6LE Tel: 01908 22022
Information on safety standards

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Fulham Road, London SW10
Tel: 0181 746 8000
Contact for birth plan information and charts

Child Accident Prevention Trust
18-20 Farringdon Lane, London EC1R 3AU
Tel: 0171 608 3828

Child Growth Foundation
2 Mayfield Avenue, London W4 1PW
Counselling and advice for parents of children with growth problems

Coeliac Society of UK
PO Box 220, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HPll 2HY
Tel: 01494 437278 (09.30-15.00 weekdays)

Contact-a-Family
209-211 City Road London EC1V 1JN
Tel 020 7608 8700 Fax 020 7608 8701
Minicom 020 7608 8702
Helpline 0808 808 3555 Freephone for parents and families (10am-4pm, Mon-Fri)
e-mail: info@cafamily.org.uk

Helping families who care for children with any disability or special need

CRY-SIS Support Group
BM Cry-Sis, London WC1N 3XX
Tel: 0171 404 5011
Advice on babies who cry excessively

Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Alexandra House, 5 Blyth Road, Bromley, Kent BR1 3RS
Tel: 0181 464 7211

Down's Syndrome Association
155 Mitcham Road, London SW17 9PG
Tel: 0181 682 4001
Advice on the care of children with Down's syndrome

Updated 28.11.00

Epilepsy Action
(formerly British Epilepsy Association)
New Anstey House, Gate Way Drive, Yeadon, LEEDS, LS19 7NW
Tel: 0113 210 8800
Freephone Helpline: 0808 800 5050
Support for local groups

Exploring Parenthood
Latimer Education Centre 194 Freston Road, London W10 6TT
Tel: 0181 960 1678
Advice on parenting problems from newborn to adult

Family Planning Association
27-35 Mortimer Street, London W1N 7RJ
Tel: 0171 636 7866

Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centres
Unit 4, Murdock Road, Bedford MK41 7PD
Tel: 01234 32578

Federation of Recruitment and Employment Services
36-38 Mortimer Street, London W1N 7RB
Tel: 0171 323 4300
Provides a list of nanny and au pair agencies; send SAE for information

Foresight
28 The Paddock, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1XD
Tel: 01483 427839
Pre-pregnancy advice and consultation on infertility and miscarriage; send SAE for further information

Foundation for the Study of Infant Death (SIDS)
35 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QB
Tel: 0171 235 1721 (24 hour helpline)

Gingerbread Association for One-Parent Families
49 Wellington Street,, London WC2E 7BN
Tel: 0171 240 0953
Advice by email : advice@gingerbread.org.uk

Health Visitors Association
50 Southwark Street, London SE1 1UN
Tel: 0171 378 7255

Hyperactive Children's Support Group
71 Whyke Lane, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 2LD
Tel: 01903 725182 (09.30-15.30, Tuesday to Friday)

Independent Midwives' Association
Nightingale Cottage, Shamblehurst Lane, Botley, Southampton, Hampshire SO2 3BY
Tel: 01703 694429
Network of independent midwives offering private care

La Leche League
PO Box BM 3424, London WC1N 3XX
Tel: 0171 242 1278
Advice and information about breastfeeding

MAMA
(Meet-a-mum Association)
Cornerstone House, 14 Willis Road, Croydon CR0 2XX
Tel: 0208 665 0357
For isolated or depressed mothers

Maternity Alliance
15 Britannia Street, London WC1X 9JP
Tel: 0171 837 1265
Information on maternity rights and benefits

MENCAP
(The Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults)
Mencap National Centre, 123 Golden Lane, London EC1Y 0RT
Tel: 0171 454 0454
For people with learning disabilities

Miscarriage Association,
c/o Clayton Hospital, Northgate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 3JS
Tel: 01924 200799
Information on a network of miscarriage support groups

Multiple Births Foundation
Queen Charlotte and Chelsea Hospital, Goldhawk Road, London W6 0XG
Tel: 0181 740 3519

The Muscular Distrophy Group of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
7-11 Prescott Place, Clapham, London SW4 6BS
Tel: 0171 720 8055

The National Asthma Campaign
Providence House, Providence Place, London N1 0NT
Tel: 0171 226 2260

National Autistic Society
393 City Road London EC1V 1NG
Tel.:(020) 7833 2299 ~ Helpline: 0870 600 8585 ~ Information Centre: 020 7903 3599
E-mail: nas@nas.org.uk

Information updated 24.11.00

National Childbirth Trust
Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace, Acton, London W3 6NH
Tel: 0181 992 8637
Nationwide antenatal classes and practical postnatal help

National Childminding Association
8 Masons Hill, Bromley, Kent BR2 9EY
Tel: 0181 464 6164

National Council for One Parent Families
255 Kentish Town Road, London NW5 2LX
Tel: 0171 267 1361
Advice and referral service for information for one parent families

The National Deaf Children's Society
Family Services Centre, 24 Wakefield Road, Rothwell, Haigh, Leeds LS26 0SF
Tel: 0113 2823458

The National Eczema Society
4 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RA
Tel: 0171 388 4097

NIPPERS
(National Information for Parents of Prematures - Education, Resources, and Support)
PO Box 1553, Wedmore, Somerset BS28 4LZ
Tel: 01934 733123

PAL
(Parents [London] Anonymous)
6 Manor Gardens, London N7 6LA
Tel: 0171 263 8918
24-hour helpline for those parents who are under stress

The Pre-Eclampsia Society
c/o Dawn James, Rhianfa, Carmel, Caernarfon Gwynedd LL54 7RL
Tel: 44+ (1286) 882685 / 44+ (1702) 205088
e-mail:dawnjames@clara.co.uk

Parentline
Westbury House, 57 Hart Road, Thundersley, Essex
A confidential national telephone helpline for anyone in a parenting role including step-parents, grandparents, lone-parents, adoptive parents and families going through change.
Helpline : 0808 800 2222

Pre-School Learning Alliance
69 King's Cross Road, London WC1X 9LL
Tel: 020 7833 0991
The recognised voice of the Playgroup movement in England and Wales, with over 14,000 group and individual members. It aims to 'promote community situations in which parents can make the best of their knowledge and resources in the development of their children and themselves'

Royal College of Midwives
15 Mansfield Street, London W1M 0BE
Tel: 0171 580 6523/4/5

Royal National Institute for the Blind
(RNIB)
224 Great Portland Street, London W1N 6AA
Tel: 0171 388 1266

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
(RoSPA)
Cannon House, The Priory Queensway, Birmingham B4 6BS
Tel: 0121 200 2461

St Andrew's Ambulance Association
St Andrew's House, Milton Street, Cowcaddans, Glasgow G4 0HR
Tel: 0141 332 4031

St John's Ambulance
1 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EF
Tel: 0171 235 5231

St Mary's Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic
Samaritan Hospital, Marylebone Road , London NW1 5YE
Tel: 0171 258 0285

SANDS
(Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society)
28 Portland Place, London W1N 4DE
Tel: 0171 436 5881
National support network for bereaved parents

Scope
(formerly The Spastics Society)
Library and Information Unit, 12 Park Crescent, London W1N 4EQ
Tel: 0171 636 5020
Helpline: 0800 626216 (weekdays 11.00-21.00; weekends 14.00-18.00)
Support, assessment, and education for people with cerebral palsy

The Sickle Cell Society
54 Station Road, Harlesden, London NW10 4UA
Tel: 0181 961 7795
Send SAE for information leaflets

Splashdown Water Birth Services
17 Wellington Terrace, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex HA1 3EP
Tel: 0181 422 9308
Birth pools for hire

Stepfamily
72 Willesden Lane, London NW6 7TA
Tel: 0171 372 0844

TAMBA
(Twins and Multiple Birth Association)
PO Box 30, Little Sutton, South Wirral L66 1TH
Tel: 0151 348 0020
Tamba twin line: 0732 868000
Offers encouragement and support for parents before and after multiple births

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Vegetarian Society
Parkdale, Dunham Road, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 4QG
Tel: 0161 928 0793
Nutritional advice for pregnant women who are vegetarians

Women's Health
52-54 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT
Tel: 0171 251 6580
Advice on reproductive health