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Here is a list of local providers of services for babies and children, all of whom we know and recommend. We also include a list of national organisations and charities, websites and blogs that you might find helpful.

Fitness/Exercise

• FitActive - pregnancy and postnatal personal trainer, 1:1 sessions around the Chipping Norton area

• Physically Fit - pregnancy and postnatal Pilates in Cassington

• She’s Active - pregnancy and postnatal exercise classes in various locations across West Oxfordshire and in Upper Rissington

• Mama Flow - pregnancy yoga, massage and treatments in Oxford

• Physio for Women - pregnancy and postnatal pilates, specialising in the pelvic floor in Woodstock

• Ellie Jackson Yoga - prenatal online yoga classes

• Lion Yoga - pregnancy and postnatal yoga in Long Compton

• Everybody Yoga - pregnancy and postnatal yoga in Oxford

• Prana Yoga - pregnancy and postnatal yoga in Oxford

• Blooming Well - pregnancy and postnatal yoga in Woodstock, Enstone and Long Compton

• Yogalina - pregnancy yoga classes in Witney

Baby/Children's Classes

• Baby College

• Salt Box Music Company

• Baby Sensory

• Sing and Sign

Local support for new parents

• Witney baby bank - local group providing supplies for families in need, or where you can donate unwanted baby goods

• Homestart - local charity providing practical support for new families in need

Baby wearing/sling advice

• Oxford Sling Library - fortnightly meetings in Oxford

• Carrying Matters - loads of great information on wearing your baby

Bodyworkers

• The Woodstock Chiropractor - treating pregnant women, mums and babies

• Gitte Pedersen - cranial osteopathy, based in Chipping Norton

• The Bampton Clinic - cranial osteopathy, based in Bampton

• Active Family Chiropractic - treating pregnant women, mums and babies in Deddington

• Three Valleys Osteopathy - based in Chipping Norton

• Forge Yard Osteopaths - structural, cranial and paediatric osteopathy, based in Lower Heyford, near Bicester

• Cumnor Clinic - chiropractic, craniosacral, acupuncture and more in Cumnor

• Hands-on Family Health - acupuncture, osteopathy and cranial osteopathy in Oxford

• Summertown Clinic - cranial osteopathy for babies, chiropractic and acupuncture, based in Oxford

• Stow Physio - specialising in the pelvic floor and PGP, in Bourton-on-the-Water

• Physio for Women - specialising in the pelvic floor, clinics in Yarnton and Woodstock

Wellbeing and Complementary therapies

• Claire Winter - reflexology in Ramsden

• Michi Naomoto - acupuncture, based in the Wychwoods

• Jess Buck - acupuncture, based in Witney

• Acupuncture in Childbirth Team - based at the JR in Oxford

• Helen Midwinter-Morton - acupuncture, based in Witney

• Anna Smith - GP acupuncture, based in Witney

• Marcela Holmes - homeopathy and aromatherapy, based in Moreton-in-Marsh and Burford

• Arabella Aris - women's health specialising in pregnancy, post-natal and Maya abdominal massage, in Oxford

Photography

• Cotswold Fine Photos - maternity, newborn and family photography

• The Second Star - pregnancy, newborn and family photography

• Emily Collett Photography - maternity and family photography

• Grain and Glow Photography - birth and lifestyle photography

Local Childcare Services

• Mum’s the Word - nanny agency

Local Medical/Children's services

• Oxfordshire University Hospitals Trust - information on Oxfordshire Maternity Services

• Patient information leaflets for Oxfordshire Maternity Services

• Beardmill Clinic - private scanning clinic in Stanton Harcourt, Oxon

• Oxpip - support for parents and their babies

• Chipping Norton counselling - including help for anyone experiencing postnatal depression

Homebirth

• Homebirth UK

• Birthplace Matters

Birth Pool Hire

• The Birth Partnership

• Homebirth Supplies

• Gentle Births Birthing Pool Hire

• La Bassine Birth Pools

• Barefoot Birth Pools

• Birth Pool in a Box

For Dads

• Fatherhood Institute

• Dad Info

• Fathers To Be

Birth Trauma/Mental Health

• Make Birth Better - a collective of parents and professionals working together to end suffering from birth trauma

• Birth Trauma Association - charity supporting those affected by birth trauma

• PANDAS - PND awareness and support charity

Breastfeeding - local support

• La Leche League Oxfordshire - individual and group support around Oxfordshire

• OUH Trust - NHS breastfeeding support

• Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support - breastfeeding support around Oxford

• Midwife Nina - midwife Nina van Schaick provides private breastfeeding support

• The Latch - trained midwife Alison Lovett provides 1:1 ongoing breastfeeding support

• Blooming Well - infant feeding coach and former midwife Lydia Brook provides private breastfeeding support

Infant feeding - web based support and information

• The Breastfeeding Companion videos and other information about breastfeeding

• Emma Pickett Breastfeeding Support answers to common breastfeeding problems

• Lucy Ruddle - UK lactation consultant

• Dr Jack Newman breastfeeding videos

• Dr Jack Newman breastfeeding information sheets

• Unicef Baby Friendly Initiative

• Unicef Support for Parents

• Association of Breastfeeding Mothers

• Best Beginnings - short videos clips supporting breastfeeding

• Hillingdon NHS Trust - a very informative leaflet on breastfeeding

• Kelly Mom - lots of information about feeding your baby

• La Leche League - information on storing expressed breastmilk

• Breastfeeding Network

• NHS Choices

• First Steps Nutrition Trust - independent charity providing evidence based information on infant milks and more

• GP Infant Feeding Network - information for GPs on infant feeding

• Experienced Mommy - reasons to breastfeed

• The Reflux Baby Lady - information on helping babies with reflux

Tongue tie

• Association of Tongue Tie Practitioners information about tongue tie and directory of registered practitioners

• Catherine Watson Genna tongue tie information

• NICE guidance on division of tongue tie

Sleep

• Baby Sleep Information Service - research based information about babies' sleep

• Lullaby Trust - information on safe sleep and SIDS

• Unicef - leaflet on night feeding and safe sleeping

• Twins Trust - safe sleep for multiples

• Gentle Nights - personalised sleep support for you and your family

Premature Birth

• Bliss - charity to support sick and premature babies

• Tommy’s - charity for parents of sick or premature babies

• Premature Babies - everything you need to know about premature babies

Websites and Blogs from midwives and doulas

• Midwife Thinking

• Sara Wickham

• Sarah Buckley

• Sheena Byrom

• Spinning Babies

• Belly Belly

• Evidence Based Birth

Useful websites

• Breech Babies' Club - if you're expecting a breech baby

• The Nappy Lady - information about the vast array of cloth nappies out there!

• Baby Centre - well researched info site on all things pregnancy and baby

• BUMPs - Best Use of Medicines in Pregnancy - an interactive resource providing information on the safety of medicines in pregnancy

• Which? Birth Choice - helping women plan where to give birth in the UK

• Dental Care - American blog about dental hygiene in pregnancy

Listings Sites in the UK

• Netmums - what's happening locally to you, and broader information on birth and parenting

• Mumsnet - forums, discussions and information on birth and parenting

• My Bump 2 Baby

• Positive Birth Movement

• What's on 4 Kids

• Toddle About

National organisations

• Placenta Remedies Network - all the amazing things you can do with your placenta!

• The Pelvic Partnership - if you're experiencing pelvic girdle pain (PGP)

• AIMS - The Association for the Improvement in Maternity Services - lots of great information and publications

• Doula UK

• Nurturing Birth

• Fed Ant - the Federation of Antenatal Teachers

• International Association of Infant Massage

• National Childbirth Trust

• Twins Trust - for anyone expecting more than one baby

• Sands - Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society - supporting parents who have lost a baby

• Pregnancy Sickness Support