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Home blood pressure and urine monitoring

This guide will tell you how to monitor your blood pressure and urine during pregnancy.

04/02/2026 | Organisation

​How your baby develops week to week

Your baby will grow from a fertilised egg in the first weeks, to a fully developed baby in the last few months. Find out how this happens, and the changes you'll notice.

04/02/2026 | Organisation

Spending time with your baby

Even before your baby's born, hearing your voice is important. Talking to them about what you’re doing or what you can see around you, will help develop their language and communication skills.

04/02/2026 | Organisation

Self-help tool: Menopause and mental wellbeing

Things you can do to improve your mental wellbeing during and after menopause. Includes help with anxiety, stress, depression, anger, self-esteem and sleep.

Self-help guide: Accessing medicines

Find where you can get more medication when your medicine supplies have run out. This self-help guide will help to decide whether you need to contact your GP practice or pharmacy for more medication. You can use this guide for information about prescription and non-prescription medication.

Self-help guide: Eye problems

Find out more about your eye problems, when you can use self-care, and what to do if your eye condition worsens and you need medical help. The majority of eye problems can be treated by your local community optometrist (optician). There are other eye conditions which may need to be referred to a specialist. Your optometrist can refer you if needed.

Self-help tool: Get help with your mental health

Use this tool to find online help for your mental health and wellbeing.

Self-help guide: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Find out more about your symptoms, when you can use self-care, and what to do if your condition worsens and you need medical help.

Self-help tool: Periods and mental wellbeing

Things you can do to improve your mental wellbeing if you find this more difficult around the time of your period.

Self-help guide: Hay fever

Hay fever is a common allergic condition that affects up to one in five people at some point in their life. You'll experience hay fever symptoms if you have an allergic reaction to pollen. Pollen is a fine powder released by plants as part of their reproductive cycle. Use our self-help guide for advice for people aged 5 years or more with the symptoms of hay fever.