Maternity Action

Maternity Action is the UK’s maternity rights charity dedicated to promoting, protecting and enhancing the rights of all pregnant women, new mothers and their families to employment, social security and health care.

We a provide a variety of resources including:

Information sheets
Free legal advice
Casework
Peer support
Free help for employers
Reports
Training

We also provide a NHS maternity charging service. Maternity Action’s NHS charging team is the only specialist advice service that provides free legal advice and representation to women who’ve been charged for their NHS maternity care.

The service is open to all women who have been charged, their partners, friends and family, midwives, other health professionals and advisers.

Website

https://maternityaction.org.uk/

Email

info@maternityaction.org.uk

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Maternity Action

Maternity Action

Last updated 12/11/24

Maternity Action is a charity advocating for the rights of pregnant women and new mothers.

Our Women from Abroad project supports migrant women with advice on maternity rights, healthcare access, and financial support. We assist migrant women, including asylum seekers and refugees, who are pregnant or new mothers. We provide support in a variety of ways including online information sheets, peer support and our Maternity Rights Advice Line.

How to access
You can access our services via our Freephone Telephone Helpline or https://maternityaction.org.uk/manchester-maternity-rights-form/ for request call back.

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Advice and Support

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Phone

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Address

Unit 4, Wells House, 5-7 Wells Terrace, London, N4 3JU

Website: https://maternityaction.org.uk/women-from-abroad/

Contact Email: info@maternityaction.org.uk

Contact Phone

08088010488 - Greater Manchester and Eastern Cheshire residents

Service Capacity: Service is operating at normal capacity.
(last updated - 12/11/24)

Availability: Phone Line

Frequency: Weekly

Days: Mon - Fri

Hours: 10:00 - 13:00

Eligibility

Immigration Status: All

Region: National

Interpreters

Languages: On Request

Maternity Action

Migrant Women Housing and Support Advice Service

Last updated 12/11/24

We have launched a dedicated Migrant Women Housing and Support Advice Service for pregnant women and new mothers across the Greater Manchester and Cheshire East region.

We can provide advice on a range of issues including:

• Housing and support for asylum seekers including who qualifies and how to apply
• Advice on what to do if there are delays in receiving Home Office support
• Advice for women who have No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF)
• Advice on maternity provisions, maternity grants and other payments for migrant and asylum seeking women
• Advice for women who are survivors of trafficking and domestic abuse
• Advice on adding a new dependent to a person’s Home Office support
• Advice for pregnant women who are living in unsuitable Home Office accommodation or in hotels
• Advice about NHS charges for maternity care and children’s care

The service provides free and confidential advice on entitlements to housing and support for migrant and asylum seeking women in Greater Manchester and Cheshire East.

How to access

Call or text 07928 242 870 or email for advice

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