Pregnancy
Find out more about pregnancy here.
• Free, confidential pregnancy testing at Yorkshire Mesmac Hull
• Termination referrals and support referrals available through Yorkshire Mesmac Hull
• Choices Clinic, Conifer https://conifersexhealth.co.uk/microsite/services/teenage-pregnancy-support-service
• 1 in 5 women experience mental health problems during pregnancy or after birth
• Depression and anxiety are the most common during pregnancy
Advice on how to support somebody who is pregnant
• Go to doctor visits with them
• Go to childbirth classes
• Encourage and reassure them
• Ask them what they need from you
• Show compassion
• Help make changes to their lifestyle, for example quitting smoking and encourage them to take breaks and naps
• Help with cleaning and cooking
• If you smoke, don’t do it around them
