Healthy Living
Healthy Living
Teenage Pregnancy
Teenage Pregnancy – is it something you have thought about?
This can be accessed from a range of local services ;- Contraception and Sexual Health Service (CaSH), your Doctors Surgery, the Out of Hours Service and a range of local Chemists.
For information on any of the above services please visit www.infolinkcheshire.nhs.uk or www.sexworthtalkingabout.com
Unprotected sex ?
To keep yourself safe it is important you have a screening test for Chlamydia – screening picks up early changes and any required treatment can be easily arranged. Team Chlamydia provide the local service which is, free and totally confidential.
Please contact Team Chlamydia for further information, personal advice or to arrange for a FREE screen – tel ; 01260 277477 or visit www.gettested.nhs.uk
To apply for a FREE postal test kit
Think you are Pregnant - what next…..?
If you are PLEASED to be pregnant ..
… then you need to make an appointment with your GP so that you can be referred for antenatal care by the midwife. It’s important that you begin your antenatal care early, so that you and your baby have the best chance of being healthy.
If you are NOT SURE whether you want to continue with the pregnancy then you can get advice and talk your options over with ……
• Your GP or Practice nurse
• School nurse
• Contraception and Sexual Health Service (CaSH) Tel : 01625 264100 or 01606 564119/564126
For more details and to find your local clinic visit www.infolinkcheshire.nhs.uk or www.sexworthtalkingabout.com
If you want to continue with your pregnancy but are considering ADOPTION…
….please contact Social Services Adoption Team on 01606 275650 or 01270 371318. You won’t have to make a decision straight away but you will be able to talk to a social worker about your options and adoption.
If you decide you want to TERMINATE your pregnancy …
.. please contact Mid Cheshire Hospital Trust, Patrick Murphy Unit 01270 612212 or 01270 612293 and ask for the termination services.
(Please note - after 12 weeks of pregnancy the Patrick Murphy Unit will not normally offer terminations).
For advice, please call :
Pregnancy Advisory Service - 0161 487 2660 who can provide advice, information and termination services.
BPAS - 08457 304030 who also can provide advice, information and terminations
Each of these services are FREE
For other services (not funded by the NHS) who could offer termination services details can be found in the Yellow Pages under Pregnancy Test Services
