Disability, Pregnancy & Parenthood international

DPPi Website - Some Useful Links

Useful Links below are listed under:

• Disabled Parents Websites (UK)
• Disabled Parents Websites (International)
• Disability Websites (UK)
• Parenting Websites (UK)
• Other Useful UK Websites
• Condition Specific UK Websites
• Advice
• Adoption
• Domestic Violence
• Housing
• Legal, Rights & Family Advice Agencies
• Medical
• Pain
• Relationships
• Pregnancy & Childbirth Information Websites (UK)
• Baby Feeding Websites
• Parenting Equipment

Please note that organisations, phone numbers and websites can change rapidly, so if you are unable to find a particular company from their details here, these may have changed and please try directory enquiries and/or an internet search, rather than contacting DPPi - our latest information is provided here.

Disabled Parents Websites (UK)

• Deaf Parenting Project - Information for deaf parents - http://www.deafparent.org.uk/
• Disabled Parents Network (DPN) - National (UK) network of and for disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, and their families, friends and supporters - http://www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk/

Disabled Parents & Projects Websites (International)

• Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (CILT) - Various resources relevant to parents with disabilities in Canada. Also run the Parenting Network - a resource and support network. - http://www.cilt.ca/Parenting/PDN.htm
• Parents with Disabilities online - Useful website for information on disabled parenting. Also host the Parent Empowerment Network, an international peer support e-mail network of disabled parents - http://www.disabledparents.net
• Project Star, The Parents with Disabilities Project - provides information, a referral and advocacy service, a resource library and an adaptive parenting equipment programme. http://trfn.clpgh.org/star
• Through the Looking Glass - the USA National Resource Centre for parents with disabilities, provides information, adaptive baby equipment, legal advocacy and support - http://www.lookingglass.org/

• Disability Alliance - Aims to improve the living standards of disabled people by breaking the link between poverty and disability. Tel: (Voice and Minicom) 020 7247 8776, Rights Advice Line Tel: 020 7247 8763, Website: http://www.disabilityalliance.org
• Disability Equipment Register - http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ae208/
• Disability Gateshead - http://www.disabilitygateshead.org.uk - recommended by disabled parents as a useful website, with good links and "how to" booklets, including "the Rough Guide to Independent Living" publication
• Disability Wales - General Information regarding disability Tel: (+44) 029 2088 7325, Website: http://www.dwac.demon.co.uk - Also directory of services in Wales at http://www.enablement.co.uk
• Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) - A national UK charity, helping disabled people to live a more independent life. Helpline Telephone 0845 130 9177, Textphone 020 7432 8009 - http://www.dlf.org.uk
• Disability Rights Commission - The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body, established by Act of Parliament to eliminate discrimination against disabled people and promote equality of opportunity. Helpline Telephone 08457 622 633 Textphone 08457 622 644 - http://www.drc-gb.org
• Greater London Action on Disability (GLAD) - Providing information, advice and training and campaigning for the rights of disabled Londoners. Information Telephone 020 7346 5800 x 43 - http://www.glad.org.uk
• National Centre for Independent Living - Tel: 0207 587 1663, Website: http://www.ncil.org.uk
• Online shop selling Mobility aids, disability equipment and daily living aids - Website: http://www.benefitsnowshop.co.uk/index.htm
• Queen Elizabeth Foundation - Includes Banstead Mobility Centre, Useful Resources & Information, Tel: 01372 841100, Website: http://www.qfed.org.uk
• RADAR - UK's campaigning and advisory disability body, run by and for disabled people - Telephone 020 7 250 3222 - Website: http://www.radar.org.uk
• Ricability - provide useful equipment guides - http://www.ricability.org.uk
• Skill - National Bureau for Students with Disabilities - national charity promoting opportunities for disabled people in post-16 education, training and employment - Information Service Telephone 08457 622 633, Textphone 08457 622 644 - http://www.skill.org.uk
• UK Self-Help Groups Online Index - http://http://www.ukselfhelp.info/
• Your Able - Information, products and services for disabled people - Website: http://www.yourable.com
• Department of Health - a Practical Guide for Disabled People or Carers - tells you where to find information, services and equipment if you are a disabled person, including if you have mental health problems - Website - http://www.doh.gov.uk/disabledguide/

Parenting Websites (UK)

• Advisory Centre for Education - Independent national advice centre for parents - Tel: 0808 800 5793, Website: http://www.ace-ed.org.uk
• Contact a Family - for families with disabled children - Helpline Tel: 0808 808 3555 or Textphone 0808 808 3556 Website: http://www.cafamily.org.uk
• Fatherhood - UK's National Information Centre for Fatherhood - Tel: 020 7920 9491- Website: http://www.fathersdirect.com
• Gingerbread - Lone Parents Membership Organisation, with local groups and useful information - Advice Line Tel: 0800 018 4318, Website: http://www.gingerbread.org.uk
• Grandparent's Federation - Organisations works on behalf of grandparents losing contact with their grandchildren or caring for their grandchildren due to court orders, etc. Tel: 01279 444964, Website: http://www.grandparents-federation.org.uk
• Lone Parents - Website: http://www.lone-parents.org.uk
• National Family & Parenting Institute (NFPI) - Independent UK charity, working to support families in bringing up their children, to promote the wellbeing of families and to make society more family friendly. Telephone 020 7 424 3460 - http://www.nfpi.org
• NSPCC - general parenting information section - Website: http://www.nspcc.org.uk
• Parentline Plus - UK registered charity which offers support to anyone parenting a child - Telephone 0808 800 222, Textphone 0800 783 6783 - http://www.parentlineplus.org.uk
• Parenting Education & Support Forum (PESF) - has over 1,000 members across the UK and abroad, including parents and professionals - http://www.parenting-forum.org.uk
• Pink Parents - A UK-wide charity of, for and by lesbian, gay and bisexual parents, parents-to-be and their children - Tel: 08701 273 274, Website: http://www.pinkparents.org.uk
• Trust for the Study of Adolescence - http://www.tsa.org.uk

Other UK websites - general internet information resources on Parenting:

• http://www.allkids.co.uk
• http://www.allparents.co.uk
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting
• http://www.e-parents.org
• http://www.forparentsbyparents.co.uk
• http://www.juniormagazine.co.uk
• http://www.parents.org.uk
• http://www.parentsandkids.co.uk
• http://www.practicalparent.org.uk
• http://www.raisingkids.co.uk
• http://www.ukparents.co.uk

With information detailed (where known) on pregnancy & parenting:

Deafness:

• British Deaf Association - Text Phone: 0870 770 3300, Voice phone: 0800 6522 965, Fax: 020 7496 9539, Videophone: helpline@bda.org.uk, Website: http://www.britishdeafassociation.org.uk
• National Deaf Childrens Society - Helpline tel: 0808 800 8880 (voice and text), Website: http://www.ncds.org.uk
• Royal Association for Deaf People - Tel: 01255 830219 (voice), 01255 831219 (fax), 01255 831186 (text), Website: http://www.royaldeaf.org.uk
• Royal National Institute for the Deaf - Tel: 0808 808 0123, Textphone: 0808 808 9000, Fax: 020 7296 8199, Website: http://www.rnid.org.uk
• Deaf Parenting Project - http://www.deafparentproject.org.uk

Learning Difficulties:

• CHANGE - support parents with learning difficulties and produce leaflets, including "Planning a baby" - Tel: 0113 243 0202, Website: http://www.changepeople.co.uk
• Homelink - London based service supporting people & parents with learning difficulties in everyday life - Tel: Tel: 020 7359 7443, Website: http://www.elfrida.com
• Mencap - charity working for people with learning difficulties - Helpline Tel: 0808 808 1111, Website: http://www.mencap.org.uk
• Parents with learning difficulties workshops - Website http://www.nhsinherts.nhs.uk/hp/health_topics/parenting/parenting_ld_workshop.htm
• Supported Parenting for Mothers and Fathers with Learning Difficulties - Website: http://www.supported-parenting.com

Mental Health:

• MIND - leading mental health charity - Information line - Tel: 08457 660 163, Website: http://www.mind.org.uk
• SANE - one of the UK's leading charities concerned with improving the lives of everyone affected by mental illness - Saneline Tel: 0845 767 8000, Website: http://www.sane.org.uk

Visual Impairment:

• Royal National Institute for the Blind - Tel: 0845 766 9999, Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk - Produce various publications, including a monthly magazine "You and Your Child" for blind and partially sighted parents and parents-to-be this magazine features informative articles on all aspects of bringing up a child, from pregnancy to starting school - available monthly in braille, on email and by disk.
• Action for blind people - Tel: 020 7635 4800, Fax: 020 7635 4900, Website: http://www.afbp.org
• Henshaws Society for Blind People - Tel: 0161 872 1234, Fax: 0161 848 9889, Website: http://www.henshaws.org.uk
• Who do I contact? - publication for Visually Impaired People Website: http://www.bluefury.freeserve.co.uk/

Physical & Neurological Conditions:

AIDS & HIV:

• Avert (education & research trust) - Tel: 01403 210202, Website: http://www.avert.org.uk

Ankylosing Spondylitis:

• National UK Society (NASS) - A self-help society for people with AS, their families and friends - website gives advice regarding pregnancy and AS - Tel: 01435 873527 Website http://www.nass.co.uk

Aphasia:

• Speakability - support charity for those with asphasia - a life-disabling condition usually caused by stroke or head injury - Tel: Information Service: 080 8808 9572, Website: http://www.speakability.org.uk

Arthritis:

• Arthritis Care - Helpline Tel: 0808 800 4050, Website http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk
• Arthritis Research Campaign - 0870 850 5000, Website http://www.arc.org.uk

Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) Group (TAG):

• TAG - a self-help national society for people with AS, their families and friends - Tel: 01747 822655, Website http://www.tagonline.org.uk

Ataxia:

• The Ataxia Group of Great Britain & Northern Ireland - Website provides information on Friedreich's & Cerebellar ataxias - produce leaflet on "Pregnancy & Parenthood" - Helpline Tel: 020 7 820 3900, Website: http://www.ataxia.org.uk

Back Problems:

• BackCare, The Charity for Healthier Backs - Provide Equipment & Information - Including a publication "Back Pain, Pregnancy and Children" - Tel: (44) 20 8977 5474, Website: http://www.backcare.org.uk

Brittle Bones/Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI):

• Brittle Bone Society - Helpline Tel: 08000 282459, Website: http://www.brittlebone.org

Cancer:

• A directory of self help and support groups is available online at http://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancerinformation - Macmillan Cancerline Tel: 0808 8082020
• Breast Cancer Care - Have a factsheet written for women whose breast cancer has been diagnosed during pregnancy or lactation. It covers issues such as diagnosis, treatment, breast-feeding, pregnancy after breast cancer, termination of pregnancy. Also have a publication about breast cancer and parenting where individual parents describe their experiences with advice on what, when and how to tell children - Tel: 0808 800 6000, Website: http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk
• Lymphoma Association - have a booklet providing advice and suggestions on how to talk to a child when his or her parent has cancer - Tel: 0808 808 5555 Website: http://www.lymphoma.org.uk
• CancerBACUP - have a booklet on What do I tell the children? - written for parents with cancer. Large print version available on request.Tel: 0808 800 1234, Website: http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk

Cerebral Palsy:

• Scope - national charity providing services & information available in print, on tape, in Braille and large print on request - Scope Helpline Tel: 0808 800 3333, Website: http://www.scope.org.uk - Information Sheet on Pregnancy and Parenthood for People with Cerebral Palsy - downloadable at direct link http://http://www.scope.org.uk/cgi-bin/eatsoup.cgi?id=5006

Cystic Fibrosis:

• CF Trust - Charity providing Information & Support - Helpline Tel: 0845 859 1000, Website - http://www.cftrust.org.uk

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT):

• CMT UK - Tel: 0870 7744 314, Website: http://www.cmt.org.uk - produce information including pregnancy and parenting - direct website link http://http://www.cmt.org.uk/living.html#Having - also guide useful for parents explaining the disease to children - direct website link - http://www.cmt.org.uk/kidsleaf.html

Diabetes:

• Diabetes UK - Tel: 020 7424 1030 (operates a translation service) & 020 7424 1031 (textphone), Website: http://www.diabetes.org.uk - Produce Publications and Information booklets, including information on "Pregnancy & Diabetes", direct website link http://http://www.diabetes.org.uk/pregnancy/index.html

Epilepsy:

• National Society for Epilepsy - Helpline Tel: 01494 601400, Website: http://www.epilepsynse.org.uk - information on pregnancy & parenting - direct website link - http://www.epilepsynse.org.uk/pages/info/leaflets/preg.cfm
• Epilepsy Action Helpline Tel: 0808 800 5050, Website: http://www.epilepsy.org.uk - information on parenting with epilepsy - direct website link http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/young.html
• Irish Epilepsy Association - Tel: (00) 353 1455 7013, Website: http://www.epilepsy.ie
• Epilepsy Action Scotland - Helpline Tel: 0808 800 2 200, Website: http://www.epilepsyscotland.org.uk
• Epilepsy Support - self help website, contains personal accounts of pregnancy and parenting - http://www.epilepsysupport.org.uk

Fibromyalgia:

• Fibromyalgia Association UK - Helpline Tel:0870 220 1232; Website: http://www.fibromyalgia-associationuk.org
• Arthritis Research Campaign Information booklet - direct website link: http://www.arc.org.uk/about_arth/booklets/6013/6013.htm
• Stiff UK - support organisation - Website: http://www.stiffuk.org

Heart Disease:

• British Heart Foundation, Tel: Information Line 08450 70 80 70, Website: http://www.bhf.org.uk

Haemophilia:

• Haemophilia Society - provides support for families affected by haemophilia, von Willebrand's disease and other bleeding disorders - produce a publication on pregnancy - Tel: 0800 018 6068, Website: http://www.haemophilia.org.uk

Limbless:

• The Limbless Association - Tel: 020 8788 1777, http://www.limbless-association.org

ME:

• Action for ME - telephone Tel: 01749 670799, Website: http://www.afme.org.uk

Multiple Sclerosis:

• MS Resource Centre - provide information and publications, including MS, Pregnancy & Parenthood book by Judy Graham - Tel: 0800 783 0518, Website: http://www.msrc.co.uk
• MS Trust - Produce information packs and publications, including My Mums Got MS - Tel: 01462 476700, Website: http://www.mstrust.org.uk
• MS Society - Local Support branches and National Centre, Produce Publications, some downloadable from their website, including a Pregnancy Factsheet & Has your Mum or Dad got MS - Helpline Tel: 0808 800 8000 http://www.mssociety.org.uk

Osteoporosis:

• National Osteoporosis Society (UK) - Membership organisation with Information publications & self help groups - produce publication on "Osteoporosis of Pregnancy" - Helpline Tel: 0845 450 0230, Website: http://www.nos.org.uk

Parkinsons Disease:

• Parkinsons Disease Society - produce downloadable publications, including on pregnancy & parenting - Helpline Tel: 0808 800 0303, Website: http://www.parkinsons.org.uk - information for younger people direct website link - http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/CMSTemplates/Template_Generic.asp?NodeID=540

Polio:

• British Polio Fellowship - produce information booklets - Tel: 0800 0180586, Website: http://www.britishpolio.org

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome:

• Verity is the self-help organisation for women whose lives are affected by Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) - Website: http://www.verity-pcos.org.uk

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome:

• RSD UK - RSD, CRPS type I or CRPS type II, Sudecks Atrophy, Causalgia, Allodynia, Hand Shoulder Syndrome, etc. - voluntary non-profit making organisation, providing support - Tel: 01780 410884, Website: http://www.rsd-crps.co.uk

Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus:

• Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus National Association - Provides Information Leaflets downloadable online, including "Spina Bifida & Pregnancy" - Tel: 01733 555988, Website: http://www.asbah.com

Spinal Injuries:

• Spinal Injuries Association - Tel: 0800 980 0501, Website: http://www.spinal.co.uk - produce information booklets and publications, including one on "Motherhood" - direct website link http://www.spinal.co.uk/help/default.ihtml?pid=79&step=2
• Spinal Injuries Association Scotland - Tel: 0141 314 0056, Website: http://www.sisonline.org
• Irish Wheelchair Association - Tel: (0) 353 18186400, Website: http://www.iwa.ie

Stroke:

• Different Strokes - Support groups for stroke survivors under retirement age - Helpline Tel: 0845 130 7172, Website: http://www.differentstrokes.co.uk
• Stroke Association - support and information for people who have had stokes, their families and carers - produce a booklet on strokes and younger adults which contains pregnancy & parenting information - Tel: 0845 30 33 100 http://www.stroke.org.uk

Symphis Pubis Diastasis:

• SPD-UK - Support group with Information Publications, including "Ante-Natal & Post-Natal Information" - Tel: 01843 587356, Website: http://www.spd-uk.org
• Pelvic Pain Group - Offers Peer support and information sheets - Tel: 01235 820921, Website http://www.pelvicpartnership.org.uk

Thalidomide:

• The Thalidomide Society - offers information, support and advice and have a self-help support network of disabled parents - Tel: 020 8868 5309 - 24 hour helpline, no website
• The Thalidomide Trust - Tel: 01480 474074, Website: http://www.thalidomide.org.uk

See also disability websites above, which include many useful links

Advice:

See also disability websites above (who often offer advice on benefits and services)

• Citizens Advice Bureau - Website: http://www.adviceguide.org.uk - If you need information and can't get to a Citizen's advice Bureau, just go to adviceguide. It covers everything from housing, debt and the legal system to tax, benefits, family matters and consumer rights
• Family Rights Group - Offer Advice & Information - Tel: 0800 731 1696, Website: http://www.frg.org.uk

Adoption:

Domestic Violence:

• Domestic Violence Intervention Project - offers counselling & support - Tel: 020 8748 6512 - Website: http://www.dvip.org
• Refuge Domestic Violence - offer sheltered housing for abused women and their children, Helpline Tel: 0870 5995 443
• Women's Aid - offer helpline, support, legal advice, information - Tel: 08457 023468, Website: http://www.womensaid.org.uk
• Muslim Women's Helpline -offer phone and personal counselling, information and advice - Tel: 020 8904 8193, Website: http://www.amrnet.demon.co.uk/related/mwhl

Housing

• Centre for Accessible Environments - give advice on making buildings accessible - Tel/minicom: 0171 357 8182, Website: http://www.cae.org.uk
• RADAR - UK's advisory disability body, gives advice on housing - Tel: 020 7 250 3222, Website: http://www.radar.org.uk
• Shelterline - help with housing problems - Tel: 0808 800 4444, Website: http://www.shelter.org.uk
• Department of Health - a Practical Guide for Disabled People or Carers - provides information regarding housing at this link - http://www.doh.gov.uk/disabledguide/housing&home.htm

Legal, Rights & Family Advice Agencies:

Discrimination:

• Disability Rights Commission - independent body set up by the Government to help secure civil rights for disabled people -Tel: 08457 622 633, Textphone 08457 622 644, Website: http://www.drc-gb.org/drc
• Discrimination Law Association - membership association for individuals and organisations using the law to fight discrimination - Website: http://www.discrimination-law.org.uk
• Equal Opportunities Commission - works to end sex discrimination in the UK Tel: 08456 015901, Website: http://www.eoc.org.uk
• Commission for Racial Equality - works to end racial discrimination in the UK, free legal advice and information - Tel: 0207 828 7022, Website: http://www.cre.gov.uk

General - Legal & Advice:

• Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) - National advice centre for parents regarding education - Tel: 0808 8005793, Website: http://www.ace-ed.org.uk
• Community Legal Service - 0845 608 1122 - http://www.justask.org.uk - government organisation giving information on where and how to access legal help in England and Wales, available in several languages
• Citizen's Advice Bureau - 020 7833 2181 - http://www.nacab.org.uk - free legal advice, you can get details of your local Bureau from the telephone directory
• Disability Law Service - 020 7831 8031 - http://www.mkurrein.co.uk/work/disablaw.html - free legal advice
• Law Centres Federation - can refer you to your local law centre for free legal advice, Tel: 020 7387 8570, Website; http://www.lawcentres.org.uk
• Other Legal & Advice:
• Grandparent's Federation - Organisations works on behalf of grandparents caring for their grandchildren due to court orders, or seeking to get court orders - produce publication "Jettison the Jargon" a user friendly guide to terms used by Social Services - Tel: 01279 444964, Website: http://www.grandparents-federation.org.uk
• Rights of Women - Website offering links to other useful websites - http://www.row.org.uk/links.html

Parenting - Legal & Advice:

• Children's Legal Centre - advice and information service covering all aspects of law and policy affecting children and young people - Tel: 01206 873820, Website: http://www2.essex.ac.uk/clc
• Churches Child Protection Advisory Services - offer advice and support to churches, organisations & individuals - Helpline Tel: 0845 120 4551, Website: http://www.ccpas.co.uk
• Family Rights Group - offer advice & information - Tel: 0800 731 1696, Website: http://www.frg.org.uk
• National Council for One Parent Families Lone Parent - offer advice and information - Helpline Tel: 0800 018 5026, Website: http://www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk
• Gingerbread - offer advice for lone parents - Tel: 0800 018 4318, Website: http://www.gingerbread.org.uk
• CAFCASS - Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service - Tel: 020 7210 4400, Website: http://www.cafcass.gov.uk
• Lord Chancellor's Department - Tel: 020 7210 8500, Website: http://www.lcd.gov.uk
• Parentline Plus - national organisation for parents, including helpline for parents under stress and parenting classes - Tel: 0808 800 2222, Website: http://www.parentlineplus.org.uk
• Solicitors Family Law Association - Tel: 01689 850227, Website: http://www.sfla.org.uk

Medical:

• NHS Direct - Tel: 0845 606 4647, Website: http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
• National Institute for Clinical Excellence - Website: http://www.nice.org.uk
• Occupational Therapists - British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT) and College of Occupational Therapists (COT) - Telephone 020 7 357 6480 -Websites - http://www.baot.org.uk - http://www.cot.org.uk
• Physiotherapists:
• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy - Website - http://www.csp.org.uk
• Independent, self-employed physiotherapists - Website - http://www.physiofirst.org.uk
• Department of Health - a Practical Guide for Disabled People or Carers - tells you where to find information, services and equipment if you are a disabled person, including if you have mental health problems - Website - http://www.doh.gov.uk/disabledguide/

Pain:

• The Pain Society - Tel: 020) 7631 8870, Website: http://www.painsociety.org

Relationships:

• National Family Mediation - network of over 60 local not-for-profit Family Mediation Services in England and Wales offering help to couples, Tel: 020 7485 8809 - Website: http://www.nfm.u-net.com
• One Plus One - Marriage and Partnership Research Organisation - Tel: +44 (0)20 7841 3660, Website: http://www.oneplusone.org.uk
• Relate - See telephone directory under 'Relate' or the Yellow Pages under 'Counselling and Advice' for your local Relate centre. Relate Head Office Tel: 01788 573241, Website http://www.relate.org.uk
• SPOD - the Association to aid the Sexual & Personal Relationships of People with a Disability - Tel: 0207 607 9191, Website: http://www.spod-uk.org

Some Pregnancy & Childbirth Information Websites (UK)

Birth:

• Birthchoice UK - Where to have your baby - Website: http://www.birthchoiceuk.com
• Homebirth - useful general information Website: http://www.homebirth.org.uk/homebirthcontents.htm
• Birth Partners:
• NCT - Information about birth partners & doulas - direct website link at http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/article.asp?article=101
• Doulas UK - voluntary network of doulas - Website: http://www.doula.org.uk/
• British Doulas - Tel: 020 7244 6053, Website: http://www.britishdoulas.co.uk/
• Homebirth Organisation - Website: http://www.homebirth.org.uk/doula.htm
• Smallfolk - In partnership with Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, a UK-based baby and child website with information on childcare, pregnancy, paediatrics, parenting and motherhood - Website: http://www.smallfolk.com
• Twins & Multiple Births - TAMBA (Twins & Multiple Birth Association) - Tel: 01732 868 000, Website: http://www.tamba.org.uk
• National Childbirth Trust - Membership Organisation, Classes & Groups, Useful Information, Publications & Equipment, Tel: 0870 7703236, Enquiry Line: 0870 444 8707, Breastfeeding Line: 0870 444 8708, Website: http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/
• NHS Direct - Tel: 0845 606 4647, Website: http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
• National Institute for Clinical Excellence - Website: http://www.nice.org.uk

Childcare:

• Childcare -The ChildcareLink service comprises the ChildcareLink web site, a national information line - Tel: 08000 96 02 96, and details of local Children's Information Services (CIS). The CISs provide face-to-face or phone advice on all aspects of childcare - Website: http://www.childcarelink.gov.uk/index.asp
• Families Online - general website with information & links - Website: http://www.familiesonline.co.uk/index.htm
• DayCare Trust - national childcare society - Website: http://www.daycaretrust.org.uk
• Community Practioners' & Health Visitors Association (CPHVA) - Telephone 020 7 939 7000 - http://www.msfcphva.org

Midwives:

• Royal College of Midwives - http://www.rcm.org.uk
• Independent Midwives - http://www.independentmidwives.org.uk
• Radical Midwives - http://www.radmid.demon.co.uk
• MIDIRS (Midwives Information and Resource Service) is an educational charity (not-for-profit organisation) - http://www.midirs.org
• Other online information - http://www.midwivesonline.com

Miscarriage:

• Miscarriage Association - Tel: 01924 200799, Website: http://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk

Babies Names:

• http://www.namingbaby.co.uk

Occupational Therapists:

• British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT) and College of Occupational Therapists (COT) - Telephone 020 7 357 6480 Websites - http://www.baot.org.uk - http://www.cot.org.uk

Physiotherapists:

• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy - Website - http://www.csp.org.uk
• Independent, self-employed physiotherapists - Website - http://www.physiofirst.org.uk

Obstetricians & Gynaecologists:

• Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists - Website: http://www.rcog.org.uk

Baby Feeding Websites (UK)

Membership Feeding Organisations:

• Association of Breastfeeding Mothers - Useful information on website and also downloadable information sheets and local support groups of members - Helpline Tel: 020 7813 1481, Website: http://www.abm.org.uk
• Breastfeeding Network - Information, Leaflets, personal stories, articles, etc. Supporterline - 0870 900 8787, Website: http://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/
• La Leche - Breastfeeding information, local groups, regular meetings, equipment, publications, etc. Helpline Tel: 0845 120 2918, Website: http://www.laleche.org.uk/
• NCT - National Childbirth Trust - detailed information about breast and bottle feeding, personal stories, local groups, feeding twins, etc. - Breastfeeding Telephone Line: 0870 444 8708, Website: http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/article.asp?article=85

Other Useful Feeding Information Websites:

• Useful FAQs and links to other websites - http://www.breastfeeding.co.uk/
• Useful information - how to breastfeed, Q&As, useful links, personal stories, etc. Website; http://www.breastfeeding.nhs.uk/
• Information, including a visual guide to how to breastfeed - Website: http://www.babycentre.co.uk/breastfeeding/
• Bounty guide to pregnancy and breastfeeding, etc. - useful simple cartoon characters and bullet point information, etc. - Website: http://www.breastfeedingguide.co.uk/
• Ricability - provide useful disability equipment guides, including a guide for disabled parents on bottles, warmers & sterilisers - http://www.ricability.org.uk
• TAMBA - association for twins and multiple births - includes feeding information
  Helpline - 0870 770 3305 or Freephone Tamba Twinline 0800 138 0509, Website: http://www.tamba.org.uk/html/faq.htm

Parenting Equipment

Adaptive baby equipment:

• REMAP - REMAP Technical Engineering for disabled people - can adapt mainstream equipment free of charge http://www.remap.org.uk
• BIME - Bath Institute of Medical Engineering have a developed prototype for a baby carrier that will attach to the front wheelchair carrier http://www.bath.ac.uk/Centre/BIME
• DEMAND - Demand (Design & Manufacture For Disability - design and manufactures one-off pieces of equipment. http://www.demand.org.uk. 
• OTHER - Other useful information - adaptive equipment sections at http://www.disabledparent.net and also at http://www.lookingglass.org

There is very little adaptive baby care equipment available commercially. The following websites provide details of mainstream babycare equipment, some of which may have features of interest to disabled parents.

Mainstream UK Suppliers & mail-order catalogues

Listed below in A/Z company/organization name order are some details of baby & child equipment UK suppliers - listed are telephone numbers to order catalogues and company website links - often to searchable product catalogues online.

Specific equipment and products which might be useful to disabled parents is also listed - for further information see the DPPi Practical Information Sheets giving tips and details of useful equipment for Bathing, Nappy Changing and Choosing Cots & Beds and the Ricability Guides for Disabled Parents on Bottles, Warmers & Sterilizers, Safety Gates & Baby Carriers - Ricability Tel: +44 (0)20 7427 2460, Website: http://www.ricability.org.uk/reports/report-childcare.htm

Please note that catalogues and equipment change rapidly, so if you are unable to find a particular company from their details here, please try directory enquiries and/or an internet search. If you are able to contact them, but they have stopped manufacturing a particular piece of equipment mentioned, please still ask if they make a similar product or can refer you elsewhere.

The Baby Products Association produce an annual Year Book - which covers importers, distributors and manufacturers of buggies, prams, cots, feeding products, toys, bathtime, car accessories, furniture, clothing products and all sorts of nursery accessories and it includes the British, European, International and UN standards and other useful contacts - 144 page baby product supplier directory is available for £15.00 including post and packing - Tel: 01296 747551 - order online from http://www.baby-marketing.co.uk/suppliers/index.htm

DPPi welcomes further information regarding useful equipment for disabled parents - please email this to info@dppi.org.uk - thank you.

• Asda - Tel: 0500 100055, Website: http://www.asda.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Bottles - See Ricability Guide
• Avent - Tel: 0800 289064, Website: http://www.aventbaby.com
  Useful Equipment includes Bottles, Warmers & Sterilizers - See Ricability Guide
• Argos - Tel: 0870 600 3030, Website: http://www.argos.co.uk
  Useful information, recommended by Mother & Baby magazine, includes Argos Deluxe Stroller - easy to collapse and very light
• Baby b free - Tel: 020 8731 7776, Website: http://www.babybfree.com
  Useful Equipment includes bottle warmers & sterilizers - See Ricability Guide
• Babies R Us - Tel: 0845 786 9778, Website: http://www.babiesrus.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Bottle warmers & sterilizers - & Baby carriers - See Ricability Guides; Lille Bedside Cot with slide underneath side & Phillips Digital Monitor - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet - also Portland Infant Carrier car seat recommended by Mother & Baby magazine - also High Chairs - Cube Highchair that converts to toddler table (note this flexible design recommended by disabled parent)
• Baby Bjorn - Tel: 0870 1200 543, Website: http://www.babybjorn.com
  Useful Equipment includes baby carriers - see Ricability guide - also Feeding, their information states easy to use plate and spoon set, feeding spoons and bibs
• BabyCare Direct - Tel: 0870 4422580; Website: http://www.babycaredirect.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes BabyDen adjustable playpens, with opening gates
• BabyDux - Tel: 01925 269933, Website: http://www.babydux.com
  Useful Equipment includes BabyDux bath seat, with integral safety straps & LCD temperature guage (see DPPi Bathing Sheet)
• Baby Dan - Tel: 01704 537843, Website: http://www.babydan.com
  Useful Equipment includes Safety Gates & baby carriers - see Ricability Guides; Bed-Guards - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet - also BabyDen Playpen, room divider and fireguard, very versatile/flexible playpen for use indoors or out, supplied in 5 clip-together sections and one gate section for you to decide how you want to install, includes removable water-proof mattress and padded bump-proof edges, can also convert to a playhouse later with additional tent/playhouse addition
• Babytec - Tel: 01258 459554, Website: http://www.babytec.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Bottles, Warmers & Sterilizers - See Ricability Guide
• Baby Trekker - Website http://www.babytrekker.com
  Useful Equipment includes baby carriers - soft front/back - see Ricability Guide
• Bettacare - Tel: 01293 851896, Website: http://www.bettacare.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Safety Gates - See Ricability Guide
• Beldray - Tel: 01902 353500, Website: http://www.beldray.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Safety Gates - see Ricability Guide
• Bettacare - Tel: 01293 851896, Website: http://www.bettacare.co.uk
• Better Baby Sling - Tel: 01923 444 442 - Website http://www.betterbabysling.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes baby carriers - see Ricability Guide
• Bill Amberg - Tel: 0207 727 3560, Website: http://www.billamberg.com
  Useful Equipment includes baby carriers - front 2-way & hip sling - see Ricability Guide
• Bitteswell Employment Alliance - Tel: 024 7667 4817, Website: http://www.bealift.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes the Bealift Shower Hammock - see DPPi Bathing Information Sheet
• Blooming Marvellous - Tel: 0870 751 8944, Website: http://www.bloomingmarvellous.co.uk
• Brevi - Tel: 01630 638978, Website: http://www.brevi.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Changing Stations & Baby Baths - see DPPi Bathing Information Sheet; Safety Gates - & Baby Carriers, front 2-way - see Ricability Guides - also Big highchair - adjustable, on wheels
• Bristol Maid - Tel: 01258 451338, Website: www:bristolmaid.com
  Useful Equipment includes Variable Height Automatic Cribs, some with cut-away perspex removable panels & the Garrow Crib, which clips onto bedframe - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet
• Britax - Tel: +44 (0) 1264 386027, Website: http://www.britax.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Solo Travel System - infant carrier & pushchair, easy to use, highly recommended to DPPi by a parent with use of only one arm - also Primux Teutonia pram recommended in BabyWorld tests (see http://www.babyworld.co.uk) - Car Seats - Rock-a-Tot Deluxe Car Seat recommended star buy by Mother & Baby magazine - also Practicale pram scored 1^st for versatility in BabyWorld tests (see http://www.babyworld.co.uk)
• Bugaboo - Tel: Neths (+31) 0 20 4623940, Website: http://www.bugaboo.nl
  Useful Equipment from Bugaboo Information includes Frog Pram
• Bump to 3 - Tel: 01548 854444 (Grobag), Website: http://www.bumpto3.com
  Useful Equipment includes polyester-filled nursing, feeding & support pillows - for breast or bottle feeding and for supporting the baby as he learns to sit up
• Bushbaby - Tel: 0161 474 7097, Website: http://www.bush-baby.com
  Useful Equipment includes baby carriers - front 2-way & framed back - see Ricability Guide
• Bruin (Toys R Us) - see also BabiesRUs - Tel: 0800 038 8889, Website: http://www.toysrus.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Safety Gates - see Ricability Guide; also High Chair - Mother & Baby original best design, simple fold, multiple height positions, easy to assemble & adjust
• Carrying Kind - Tel: 01992 651717, Website: http://www.thecarryingkind.com
  Specialise in natural baby slings and baby carriers
• Cheeky Rascals - Tel: 01428 682488, Website: http://www.cheekyrascals.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Baby Bath - see DPPi Bathing Information Sheet; Safety Gates - & Bottles & Sterilizers - & Baby Carriers, front parent facing, 2-way, framed back - see all 3 Ricability Guides - also from Cheeky Rascal information - Prams Kiddiboard & Buggboards for transporting babies and toddlers together - Tip-me-not attachment for buggies - Also High Chairs - HandySitt Portable Chair 4 months to 7 years, also with Travel bag & cushion
• Chester Care - Tel: 01623 722337, Website: http://www.homecraftabilityone.com
• Chicco - Tel: 01623 750 870, Website: http://www.chicco.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes baby carriers - Front 3-way - see Ricability Guide - also Prams Chicco 2003 Trio scored first for comprehensive features in BabyWorld tests (see http://www.babyworld.co.uk), with parents comments "very easy to switch between uses so you can take whichever travel option suits you best on the day"
• Childcare - Tel: 0161 427 8598, Website: http://www.childcareproducts.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Bottles, Warmers & Sterilizers - see Ricability Guide
• Clippasafe - Tel: 0115 921 1899 - Website: http://www.clippasafe.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Safety Gates - & Baby carriers, front 2-way - see Ricability Guides
• Connevans - Tel: 01737 247 571, Website: http://www.connevans.com
  Useful Equipment includes the Nightingale vibrating baby alarm monitor and baby pager systems - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet
• Cosatto - Tel: 01268 722800 - Website: http://www.cosatto.com
  Useful Equipment includes Safety Gates - & Baby Carriers - see Ricability Guide; Chantelle Cot with roll-under drop side - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet - also from their information - Prams & Travel Systems - Kiwi & Chassis & Zippy systems are easy to use and sturdy, with the EF215 Easy Clip Chassis stating easy one handed fold - also High Chairs, Senator model freestands when folded, simple side action to adjust
• Cotswold Cots - Tel: 01933 842885 (no known website)
  Make bed/cots and playpens with removable sides and adjustable for easy access - recommended by a disabled parent
• Earthwise - Tel: 01908 260 481, Website: http://www.earthwisebaby.com
  Useful Equipment includes Baby Carriers - Slings - see Ricability Guides
• Evenflo - Website http://www.evenflo.com
  Useful Equipment includes Bottles - & Baby Carriers, front and back carriers - see Ricability Guide
• Fledglings - Tel: 0845 458 1124, Website: http://www.fledglings.org.uk
  Useful Equipment includes the Box Bed, height adjustable, electronically powered childs cot with see-through sides, with one side opening as three-doors - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet
• Gordon Productions - Tel: 0161 740 9979, Website: http://www.lotsofbabies.com
  Useful equipment from their information includes Quad pushchair & Triple Model pushchair for transporting two or three babies/toddlers together
• Graco - Tel: 0870 9090 50, Website: http://www.graco.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Bassinet Travel Cots - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet - also from their catalogue - also Prams very lightweight prams easily folded with one hand only - Prams Graco Citisport & Metrosport pushchair and travel systems, extremely light and fold easily with one hand and Citisport can be carried by strap over one shoulder - also Graco Sterling pushchair (forward facing, fold-flat pushchair) scored first for value in BabyWorld tests (see http://www.babyworld.co.uk), from their catalogue most lightweight newborn pram option with umbrella folding Duo Sport multiple traveller system for transporting more than one baby/toddler - also Autobaby car seat recommended by Mother & Baby magazine
• Great Little Trading Company - GLTC - Tel: 0870 850 6000, Website: http://www.gltc.co.uk
  From GLTC information - useful equipment includes - Along for the Ride, Kiddyboard & Buggboard - various ways of transporting babies/toddlers and other children together - also Pushchair Tricycle - High Chairs - Chair Lift, adjust dining seat heights for children and Fold Up tranportable booster chair, 6 months to 4 years
• Huggababy - Tel: 01874 711 629, Website: http://www.huggababy.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Baby Carriers - Slings - see Ricability Guide
• Huntleigh Healthcare - Tel: 01582 413104, Website: http://www.huntleigh-healthcare.com
  Useful Equipment includes Height Adjustable Cot, Electronically powered - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet
• Hydrachem - Tel: 01403 784332, Website: http://www.hydrachem.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Sterilisers - see Ricability Guide
• Interben Ltd - Tel: 020 8 731 9666, Website: http://www.interben.com
  Useful Equipment includes Bath Seats (moulded plastic bath inserts) - see DPPi Bathing Information Sheet
• Jo Jo Maman Bebe - Tel: 0870 160 8820, Website: http://www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes the Bedside Crib with a flipdown side & eighteen height positions & Samsonite Travel Cots - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet - also Large Feeding Pillow - also from Jo Jo Maman Bebe information - KiddyBoard & Buggyboard for transporting young children as well as the baby/toddler in the pram/buggy
• Johnston - Tel: 028 9077 0779, Website: http://www.johnstonprams.co.uk
  BabyWorld tests (see http://www.babyworld.co.uk), Jane Matrix Carrerra scored first for all-round versatility, with a choice of six chassis styles and a lie-flat carrycot-set unit which can fit into the car as a car set or car-safe carrycot, parents say "I was really worried about my newborn sitting in a car seat - this is the ideal solution"
• Karrimor - Tel: 01254 893 133, Website: http://www.karrimor.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes baby carriers - see Ricability Guide
• Kelty - Tel: 01395 443 789, Website: http://www.kelty.com
  Useful Equipment includes Baby Carriers - Front 2-way, framed back - see Ricability Guide
• KinderKam - Tel: 020 8 262 3222, Website: http://www.kinderkam.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes KinderKam Baby/Child Monitor - sound activated &/or linked to television - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet
• Kids in Comfort (Sling Easy) - Tel: 0118 940 4942, Website: http://www.slingeasy.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Baby Carriers - Slings - see Ricability Guide
• Kipling - Tel: 01233 626 875, Website: http://www.kipling.com
  Useful Equipment includes Baby Carriers - Soft front/back - see Ricability Guide
• La Leche League International - Website: http://www.lalecheleague.org/catalog.html
  Useful Equipment includes special feeding pillows
• Lindam - Tel: 08701 118118 - Website: http://www.lindam.com
  Useful Equipment includes Safety Gates & Bottles, Warmers, Sterilisers - see Ricability Guides
• Lolly - Little Green Earthlets - Tel: 01825 873301, Website: http://www.earthlets.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Bottles - & Baby Carriers - see Ricability Guides
• Mclaren - Tel: 01327 841 310, Website: http://www.maclarenbaby.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Baby Carriers - Front 2-way - see Ricability Guide - also Prams - from their information & recommended by "Mother & Baby" magazine, Techo buggy, with turn-in foam grip handles for extra parent comfort, also Twin Traveller multiple buggies (for use with more than one baby/toddler); also Vogue 1^st in BabyWorld tests (see http://www.babyworld.co.uk), Vogue most lightweight newborn pram option with umbrella folding, parents comments "incredibly lightweight", "easy to put up and down - I suffer from arthritis in my hands so this was a fabulous plus", also rated highly at http://www.ciao.co.uk family & baby consumer reviews
• Macpac - Tel: 0131 665 1466, Website: http://www.macpac.co.nz
  Useful Equipment includes Baby Carriers - Front 2-way & framed back - see Ricability Guide
• MAM - Tel: 020 8943 8880, Website: http://www.mamuk.com
  Useful Equipment includes Bottles & Sterilisers - see Ricability Guide
• Mamas & Papas Ltd - Tel: 01484 438222, Website: http://www.mamasandpapas.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Safety Gates - see Ricability Guide; Jacki Changing Station - see DPPi Bathing Information Sheet; High Chair (adjustable, on castors); Rocking Moses Basket/Carrycot Stand - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet - also from catalogue information - Pilko pushchairs say easy, one clip fittings (also recommended by disabled parents to DPPi), also Ultima 3 in1 scored first all round for babies comfort in BabyWorld tests (see http://www.babyworld.co.uk) - also High Chairs - Prima Pappa & Prima Pappa Roller, which had top marks from Babyworld tests, on castors, easy to use mechanism, seven different adjustable heights so can use as high and low chair, etc.
• Mangar - Tel: 01544 267674, Website: http://www.mangar.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Mangar Elevating Maternity Cot - height adjustable via remote handset - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet
• Mothercare - Tel: 08453 304030, Website: http://www.mothercare.com
  Useful Equipment includes Shaped Sponge and Framed Bath Supports & Bath Floats & SupaBath & Bath Dresser - see DPPi Bathing Information Sheet; Bassinette Travel Cost with raised level and changing table - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet; Safety Gates & Bottles, Warmers, Sterilisers - see Ricability Guides - also from Mothercare information - Powetrack 3 wheeler baby travel system & Mother&Baby magazine winner 2001/2 Urban Detour Pinnacle buggy, three wheeler, handles bumpy ground well and easy fold, scored first for combining off-road and around town use in BabyWorld tests (see http://www.babyworld.co.uk),
• Morrisons - Tel: 01274 615196, Website: http://www.morereasons.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Bottles - see Ricability Guide
• National Childbirth Trust Maternity Sales - Tel: 0870 112 1120, Website: http://www.nctms.co.uk
  Useful Information includes NCT Pop-up Cot - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet; also Lap Sack & other Feeding Cushions
• NUK - Tel: 0845 3002467, Website: http://www.nukbaby.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Bottles - see Ricability Guide
• Perfectly Happy People - Tel: 0870 607 0545, Website: http://www.thebabycatalogue.com
  Useful Equipment includes Baby Carriers - Front parent facing, 2-way, soft back - see Ricability Guide
• PHP Baby Catalogue - Tel: 0870 607 0545, Website: http://www.thebabycatalogue.com
  Useful Equipment includes the Baby Bath Hammock (birth - 6 months), where baby lies on a mesh hammock, supported in shallow water - see DPPi Bathing Information Sheet - also from PHP Information - Bobby nursing support cushion and other nursing pillows - also - Anti-tip bags for prams, pushchairs and highchairs - pram & stroller tray nets - Pram & buggy Hitchhiker seat & kiddiboard & buggboard for transporting both a baby and toddler - High Chairs, portable three-in-one booster seat, reclining feeding seat, adjustable high chair, high chair seat liners, etc. - also Feeding, has useful suction bottom feeding bowl, aprons & waterproof bibs - also Playpens, front opening (but not height adjustable)
• Philips - Tel: 020 8689 2166, Website: http://www.philips.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Bottle Warmers - see Ricability Guide
• Premaxx - Tel: 01647 440570, Website: http://www.easylives.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Baby-Bag & Baby-Bag Adventure Baby Carriers
• Puttnams - Tel: 01752 345678, Website: http://www.putnams.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes portable & inflatable special nursing support cushion
• RNID - Tel: 01733 232607, Website: http://www.rnid.org.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Bell Man Paging System, a home alerting system - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet
• R82 UK Ltd - Tel: 0121 421 6070, Website: http://www.R82.com
  Useful Equipment includes Dolphin & Orca Bath Tubs - mounted on height adjustable frames - see DPPi Bathing Information Sheet
• Safety 1^st (Dorel Juvenile Group) - Tel: 01256 356756, Website: http://www.safety1st.com
  Useful Equipment includes Safety Gates - see Ricability Guide; Bed-Guards - Cots, see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet - High Chairs - fold-up booster seat, three levels, also deluxe fold-up booster seat with tray and booster step stool
• SAVI - Tel: 01242 262 044, Website: http://www.savi.de (select English version)
  Useful Equipment includes Mobel range of height adjustable costs - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet
• Scallywags - Tel: 0161 335 2500, Website: http://www.scallywagsbaby.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Bottles & Sterilisers - see Ricability Guide
• Scan Mobility - Tel: 01704 534483, Website: http://www.scanmobility.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes adjustable children's beds & Lasal Rehab U shaped nursing pillows and M shaped twin nursing pillows, etc.
• Strata Products - Tel: 01773 510520, Website: http://www.strataproducts.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Comfi Bath & Comfi Bath Support - see DPPi Bathing Information Sheet
• Superdrug - Tel: 0870 333 5666, Website: http://www.superdrug.com
  Useful Equipment includes Bottles - see Ricability Guide
• Tefal - Tel: 0845 602 1454, Website: http://www.tefal.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Bottles & Sterilisers - see Ricability Guide
• Tesco - Tel: 0870 6076060, Website: http://www.tesco.com
  Useful Equipment includes Bottles & Sterilisers - & Baby Carriers, front 2-way & framed back - see Ricability Guides - also recommended by Mother & Baby magazine - Prams - Kidz Kargo Rustler Stroller, wide stroller with three positions, collapses with ease - also various High Chairs, boosters & clip on chair harness, etc.
• Theraposture - Tel: 01985 847788, Website: http://www.theraposture.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes range of height adjustable and fold-back sliding door cots - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet
• Thermos - http://www.thermos.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Bottle Warmers - see Ricability Guide
• Tomy - Tel: 023 8066 2600, Website - http://www.tomy.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Safety Gates - & Sterilizers - & Baby Carriers, front, parent facing, 3-way, front/back soft, framed back - see Ricability Guides; Baby Alarms & Bed-Guards - see DPPi Choosing Cots & Beds Information Sheet
• Trend Europe Ltd - Tel: 01630 638 978, Website: http://www.brevi.co.uk
• Trubend - Tel: 01706 877 648, Website; http://www.trubend.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Baby Carriers - Front, Framed back - see Ricability Guide
• Urchin - Tel: 0870 720 3040, Website: http://www.urchin.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Baby Carriers - Front 2-way, Framed Back - see Ricability Guide - also Playpens, Birch playpen, which has 3 base positions and castors and wipe clean padded base, the base positions and height adjustable flexibility make this very useful for those having difficulty with bending and lifting, etc. (however, Urchin advise this very popular model which is sold out until early 2004)
• Wilkinet - Tel: 01239 841 844, Website: http://www.wilkinet.co.uk
  Useful Equipment includes Baby Carriers - Soft 4-way - see Ricability Guide

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