The Non-English Speaking Team (NEST) offers community midwifery care. We support women and families booked at Blackpool Victoria Teaching Hospital. We assist those who do not speak English. We provide translation services for you.
NEST Midwives ensure you get the support you need. We strive to give you information in your language. This helps you make informed choices. Choices for you and your baby. A dedicated Midwife will plan your care. This Midwife will provide most of your support.
We connect with local charities and agencies. We can refer you for extra help depending on your need.
Contact the team by emailing: bfwh.nestblackpool@
Useful information
Screening tests for you and your baby provides information about the screening tests offered during and after pregnancy. Use the links below to access the information in your chosen language.
- English
- Arabic
- Bangladeshi
- French
- Lithuanian
- Latvian
- Punjabi
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Somali
- Urdu
- Chinese
You can also access leaflets about screening tests for you and your baby in a variety of languages here.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have translated some patient information resources into the languages. Click the link below to access information in your chosen language.
- Arabic,
- Polish,
- Romanian,
- Urdu,
- Bengali,
- Portuguese,
- Simplified Chinese,
- Ukranian,
- French,
- Punjabi,
- Spanish.
Find out more here: Translation patient information | RCOG.
UNICEF have put together resources on breastfeeding in the following languages:
- English,
- Arabic,
- Bengali,
- Hindi,
- Lithuanian,
- Mandarin,
- Polish,
- Romanian,
- Slovak,
- Turkish,
- Ukranian,
- Urdu.
Download the resources here.
MAMA Academy have provided resources with essential pregnancy information that can be downloaded here.
You will find information in the following languages:
- English,
- Arabic,
- Bengali,
- Chinese,
- French,
- Polish,
- Portuguese,
- Punjabi,
- Spanish,
- Turkish,
- Urdu,
- Welsh.
Tommy's has put together information on monitoring your baby's movements (also known as 'fetal movement', 'reduced fetal movement' and 'feeling your baby move'). Use the bar at the top of the page 'Other languages' to select your chosen language.
Find out about fetal movement here.
Information about pain relief for labour and when having a caesarean section can be found in up to 29 languages here.
Information about pre-eclampsia can be found here. There is the option to download leaflets in 25 different languages.
UNICEF have put together information about breastfeeding, formula feeding and sterilising feeding equipment that is available in 18 languages. Find out more here.
The Lullaby Trust have put together information on safer sleeping for babies that is available in different languages and easy read. Access the resources here.
