Sources of support
Last checked 19/11/2008
The majority of women with epilepsy have healthy pregnancies and give birth to healthy children. However, if you experience difficulties with a pregnancy, have had a baby with a birth defect or a previous pregnancy did not go as well as you would have hoped, there are organisations who can offer you help, advice and support. Here are a few suggestions for people who live in the UK.
Care Confidential
Offers information and advice to women who are facing a difficult pregnancy or who have had an abortion. |
BDF Newlife
Offers information and support for anyone affected by birth defects. |
Organisation for Anti Convulsant Syndromes
A support group for the families of children born with a fetal anti convulsant syndrome. |
Family Planning Association
An organisation that helps people in the UK to make informed choices about sexual health and pregnancy. |
November 2008
More in this section:
Epilepsy advice and information
- What is epilepsy?
- Children
- Depression
- Disability Discrimination Act (UK)
- Driving
- Education
- Employment
- Epilepsy and caring for children: a comprehensive guide
- Epilepsy in later life
- Getting a diagnosis
- Health care and welfare benefits
- Inheritance
- Learning disabilities
- Me and my dad
- Memory
- Men and Epilepsy
- Mobile phones and epilepsy
- Osteoporosis, osteomalacia and epilepsy
- Photosensitive epilepsy
- Relationships and epilepsy
- Safety
- Seizures
- Sports and leisure
- Stress and epilepsy
- Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
- Syndromes
- Travel abroad
- Treatment
- Women and epilepsy
- Sexual development (puberty)
- Sex life
- Your periods (the menstrual cycle)
- Epilepsy and contraception
- The menopause and HRT
- Epilepsy and Fertility
- Planning a baby
- Pregnancy - Scans and tests during pregnancy
- Giving birth - labour and delivery
- Breastfeeding
- Caring for children (a quick guide)
- Inheriting epilepsy
- How you can help Epilepsy Action
- Mothers in mind- The Pregnancy diaries
- Epilepsy Mine
- Young people and epilepsy
- Epilepsy Action Information Reviewers (EAIRs)
- Technical editing/writing and copyright
Epilepsy Helpline
- UK freephone 0808 800 5050
- International +44 113 210 8850
- Email: helpline@epilepsy.org.uk
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