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Perinatal service at ELFT covers East London and Bedfordshire & Luton

What we do

-Our services provide specialist care for women with mental health problems who are pregnant or in the first post-partum year, or who are considering pregnancy.

Bedding & Bedsharing💙 The safest place for your baby to sleep is in their own clear, flat, separate sleep space — but we...
11/11/2025

Bedding & Bedsharing

💙 The safest place for your baby to sleep is in their own clear, flat, separate sleep space — but we know bedsharing happens.

If you do bedshare:
• Keep all adult bedding away from your baby’s face.
• Never place your baby under adult bedding.
• Use a baby sleeping bag instead of blankets.
• Avoid sleeping on sofas or armchairs.

Remember: Your warmth raises the temperature — check baby’s chest to ensure they’re not overheating.

Bedding for Cots & Moses Baskets✅ Sleep your baby in the feet-to-foot position — with their feet touching the bottom of ...
11/11/2025

Bedding for Cots & Moses Baskets

✅ Sleep your baby in the feet-to-foot position — with their feet touching the bottom of the cot so they can’t wriggle under bedding.
âś… Use lightweight sheets or blankets, tucked in no higher than their shoulders.
⚠️ Avoid thick or padded blankets and duvets.
🧺 Remember: one blanket doubled over counts as two!

If you’re using a sleeping bag, check the tog rating for the season and make sure it fits snugly. No hats indoors.

❄️ Winter can be a challenging time for parents — especially when you’re trying to keep your baby warm and safe.The idea...
10/11/2025

❄️ Winter can be a challenging time for parents — especially when you’re trying to keep your baby warm and safe.

The ideal room temperature for your baby’s sleep space is 16–20°C. While it’s tempting to wrap them up tightly, overheating increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Over the next few days, we’ll share simple, practical steps to keep your baby cosy, comfortable, and safe this winter. 💙

🌸 Connect, Play, Discover! 🌸Join our Newham Perinatal Mental Health Team for a relaxed stay and play group — a chance to...
10/11/2025

🌸 Connect, Play, Discover! 🌸

Join our Newham Perinatal Mental Health Team for a relaxed stay and play group — a chance to spend quality time with your baby, connect with other parents, and meet members of our perinatal team. 💞

Each week, you’ll hear from different professionals, including:
🩵 Occupational Therapy – How can OT help me?
💛 Nursery Nurse – Play and stimulation
💜 Psychology – Mindfulness and self-regulation
💚 Social Work – Understanding and accessing support

🗓 Tuesdays, 10–11:30am from 11 November
📍 Edith Kerrison Children’s Centre, Sophia Road, E16 3PB

Spaces are limited – please RSVP to: elft.newhamperinatal@nhs.net

Come as you are, bring your baby, and enjoy connection, conversation, and community. đź’•

09/11/2025

🌿 Our Occupational Therapists play a vital role in supporting parents through the perinatal journey.

They help parents rebuild confidence, find balance in daily life, and reconnect with the things that bring them joy — whether that’s bonding with baby, returning to routines, or rediscovering self-care.

Because recovery is about more than feeling well — it’s about living well. 💫

✨ So this Diwali, we celebrate the light — within us, around us, and between us.For many parents, the journey into and t...
20/10/2025

✨ So this Diwali, we celebrate the light — within us, around us, and between us.

For many parents, the journey into and through motherhood can bring both joy and challenge.
Just like Diwali reminds us that light overcomes darkness, may this season remind every mother and parent that hope and healing are always possible. đź’«

Take time to rest, breathe, and nurture your own light. You deserve care, compassion, and calm — not just today, but every day. 🌼

Wishing everyone celebrating a peaceful and positive Diwali. 🪔

Diwali reminds us that even the smallest light can chase away darkness.For mothers, that light might be self-care, rest,...
19/10/2025

Diwali reminds us that even the smallest light can chase away darkness.
For mothers, that light might be self-care, rest, or asking for help.
This Diwali, let’s honour not just the lights around us — but the light within every mother who keeps shining through sleepless nights, anxiety, and overwhelm.
✨ You deserve care, too.

Not Every Diwali Feels BrightWhile the world celebrates light, some mothers are quietly battling their own shadows.Postp...
19/10/2025

Not Every Diwali Feels Bright

While the world celebrates light, some mothers are quietly battling their own shadows.
Postpartum anxiety, depression, and exhaustion can dim even the brightest festival.
This Diwali, let’s reach out to mothers — with empathy, not expectation.
Sometimes, the kindest thing you can offer is a listening ear. đź’›

At 7pm tonight, we light a candle in memory of every baby loved and missed. Together, we create a across the world. 🕯️...
15/10/2025

At 7pm tonight, we light a candle in memory of every baby loved and missed. Together, we create a across the world. 🕯️

One flame. Infinite love. 🕯️ Join the and help shine hope and remembrance for all little ones gone too soon.

May this light reach all the hearts that ache tonight. đź’–

A certificate in memory — not a legal document, but a way to hold onto a reminder. 💙In the UK, if a pregnancy ends befor...
14/10/2025

A certificate in memory — not a legal document, but a way to hold onto a reminder. 💙

In the UK, if a pregnancy ends before 24 weeks (or 28 weeks in older cases), parents can request a baby loss certificate free of charge via GOV.UK.
GOV.UK

If you or someone you know is considering this, you can request one online, or get support via the baby loss certificate service (0300 330 9445 / babylosscertificate@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
).
GOV.UK

You are not alone. 🌷

💙 Self-care, the Lullaby Trust way 💙Grief can feel heavy — especially after the loss of a baby or child. Taking care of ...
13/10/2025

đź’™ Self-care, the Lullaby Trust way đź’™

Grief can feel heavy — especially after the loss of a baby or child. Taking care of yourself doesn’t mean forgetting; it means allowing space for healing. 🌷

The LULLABY steps are gentle reminders to help you through:

💗 Love – Surround yourself with people who care and show love to yourself
💗 Understand – Learn how your body and mind respond to grief
💗 Listen – Music can help regulate emotions
💗 Laugh – It’s okay to smile again
💗 Ask – Reach out for what you need
💗 Breathe – Slow, deep breaths ease stress
💗 Yoga & Mindfulness – Connect body and mind for calm

Remember: you don’t have to do it all today.
Take one moment, one breath, one step at a time. 🤍

If you need someone to talk to, our bereavement support team and trained befrienders are here to listen:
đź“© support@lullabytrust.org.uk

This week, we stand together to honour every baby loved and never forgotten. đź’—So many incredible organisations work tire...
12/10/2025

This week, we stand together to honour every baby loved and never forgotten. đź’—

So many incredible organisations work tirelessly to support families through loss, research, and healing:

🌸 Baby Loss Awareness Week — unites bereaved families and charities every October (9–15) to remember, raise awareness, and spark change. 🕯️

💛 Sands (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity) — provides emotional support, campaigns for better bereavement care, and funds vital research to save babies’ lives.

🌊 OCEAN (ELFT) — offers compassionate mental health support across East London for those affected by birth trauma, miscarriage, and baby loss.

💫 Tommy’s — funds pioneering research into miscarriage, stillbirth, and premature birth, while offering expert advice and their In-Memory Sky to honour babies gone too soon.

🌷 Aching Arms — gives comfort teddy bears to bereaved parents and connects them with a supportive community that understands.

💙 The Lullaby Trust — supports families affected by sudden infant death (SIDS) and provides safer sleep advice for every baby.

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Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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How to access the service

What we do Our services provide specialist care for women with mental health problems who are pregnant or in the first post-partum year, or who are considering pregnancy.

How you can book an appointment with us Before we can arrange an appointment for treatment, we need to receive a referral from a health professional (see more information below - How to refer).

You can obtain a referral by visiting your local GP, midwife or nurse. We will be happy to contact you once your referral has been received.

Contact us To obtain more information about the service and what we offer, you can contact us via the following: