MAMTA
'MAMTA'- means "Motherly Love" in many south Asian languages- is a health project for black and minority ethnic women
The aim of MAMTA is to empower these women to take control of their own and their children's health. One of the main aims of MAMTA is to work with health professionals on improving child and maternal health, in Foleshill and its surroubnding areas, through advice and education .
MAMTA support mainstream services, such as midwifery, helth visiting, smoking cessation in pregnancy and other services within the City Council and NHS Coventry in cascading key health messages to the community.
MAMTA Activities
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Information and signposting accessing health care services
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Preconception care and advice-healthier lifestyle before pregnancy.
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Workshops and learning programmes on women's health
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Midwife clinic/parent craft sessions-nutrition, birth dangers for baby and smoking cessation
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Phlebotomy/Blood Test Clinic for pregnant women
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Postnatal sessions-baby's weight, weaning and breastfeeding support.
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Maternal health activities- swimming, fitness and diet, Aquanatal sessions for pregnant women
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Child health activities-information on immunisation and diet
Click here to view the Aquanatal flyer (for pregnant women and new mums)
MAMTA is promoting the following activities sessions weekly
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Health Advice
for all women at FWT
Aquanatal women only!-pregnant women and new mums
Foleshill Leisure centre
Time
12:00 - 1:00pm
Baby Clinic with Broad Street Health Visiting Team
Time
1:30 - 3:30pm
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Parent Craft Pregnancy
classes
including support group with a
Community Midwife and
Health Visiting Team at FWT
Time
10:30-12:00pm
(Language support provided)
Phlebotomy Clinic
Time
10.30am -11.30 am
(Book through your
Midwife)
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Women only Swimming Foleshill Leisure Centre
Call to book
02476 66 7121 024 76 25 2525
Time 9.30am-11.00am
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Women only Gym Fitness at Foleshill Leisure Centre
Call to book
02476 66 7121 024 76 25 2525
Time:
11:00am-1:00pm
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Breast Feeding Support Foleshill Children's Centre
Time
10:30 -12:00 noon
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All the sessions are cultrually sensitive, women only and with Langauge support. MAMTA also supports womens in Sugeries by giving information on key health messages.
Click here to view the MAMTA leaflet
Some of the MAMTA team with the Stop Smoking in Pregnancy Coordinator
The stop smoking in pregnancy campaign was designed to raise awareness of the dangers of smoking and passive smoking in pregnancy, also to raise awareness of Shisha and tobacco products like Paan.