Publications

Understanding your baby's sleep

This information sheet is currently in production; we hope it will be available in early 2009.

Reasons to be proud

This sheet lists just some of the ways that breastfeeding makes a difference to both mothers and babies.

Breastfeeding step-by-step

Until a baby is six months, breastmilk provides all your baby needs to grow and develop. This sheet describes key pointers for effective attachment at the breast, when you are in a sitting or side-lying position.

Is my baby thriving?

This sheet describes various useful signs for checking whether a baby seems to be growing well, and what can be done if she is not, as well as providing information about weight gain and weight charts.

Mum's the Word

From changing relationships and how you feel to exploring how you care for your baby, this NCT DVD will help you through the early days.

Stages of labour: cross-sectional charts

This handy set of 16, full-colour A5 charts (printed on card) is an ideal teaching aid for antenatal teachers or for use by midwives with individual mums and their partners.

Positions for labour and birth

This information sheet uses illustrations to demonstrate positions to make your labour shorter and easier, and positions to make the birth of your baby easier.

NCT Information Sheet: Blood loss after birth

This sheet draws on recent surveys to provide you with information about what is normal for the amount and colour of your blood loss for the first six weeks after the birth.

NCT Information Sheet: Straightforward birth

This information sheet aims to give you some suggestions about how you can help yourself have a straightforward birth.

What's in a nappy?

This sheet contains information about how to tell whether your baby is feeding well or not from the contents of their nappy.