Hull Maternity Services

Feeding plays a large part in caring and bonding with your baby.  During your pregnancy we suggest that you gain as much information as possible to help inform your thoughts around feeding and learn how to get things off to the best start. We offer various different services you can access to help you to gain this information, take a look at some of the ideas below.

  • If you would like to know more about breastfeeding your baby you may find these videos interesting.

How Lactation (milk making) works

Human Milk tailor made for Tiny Humans

More than Milk

Once Baby Arrives

We pride ourselves on being a Unicef Baby Friendly Accredited Hospital, this means that our infant feeding support has been recognised as achieving a high standard.

  • Our staff are all trained to support you with getting feeding off to a good start, through skin to skin and responsive feeding. They will help you gain the skills you need to feel confident with feeding and caring for your new baby.
  • If you are breastfeeding your baby, then also look out for our Goodwin Trust breastfeeding peer supporters. They are all mums which have breast fed themselves and visit the hospital to offer new parents additional support. They can provide home visits within the Hull area and they run support groups throughout the city, which are a great place to meet other mums and babies as well as gain support.
    • You can contact Goodwin Breastfeeding Peer Support Service on 07980731013 (available 8.00am - 10.00pm) or visit their website.
  • Contact or visit your local childrens centre. All children centres have staff trained in giving feeding support as well as lots of activities to meet other new parents.
  • Should you encounter any ongoing problems our lactation consultant trained (IBCLC) midwives run a specialist clinic service, available by referral through your midwife or health visitor, for babies up to six weeks of age.