It is well recognised that breastfeeding (BF) is instrumental in providing key health benefits for both mother and baby, including prevention of infections and obesity. Global and national evidence is unequivocal that breastfeeding services are a cost effective intervention, and …
Helping the transition to parenthood for parents, particularly if they are vulnerable, is a key part of the health visiting role. In South Warwickshire, health visiting teams are using the ‘Parenting Ladder’ to offer bespoke support to parents so they …
Baby Steps is an NSPCC ante-natal programme run by health visitors to help vulnerable parents cope with the pressures of having a baby. A midwife in South Warwickshire identified three pregnant women early in pregnancy with specific vulnerabilities. When the …
Health visitors are one of the best placed professionals to support parents during the transition to parenthood which includes support for women with mild to moderate perinatal mental health difficulties, including postnatal depression and anxiety. In 2010 Health visitors in …
Creativity Works runs arts and health projects offering creative activities and courses to help with mental wellbeing. The ‘My Time My Space’ project supports women with postnatal depression to come to terms with how they feel and gives them space …
I had post-natal depression with both of my children and the health visiting service really helped me through. The first time was when my son was six-weeks old. It was a normal pregnancy, but the birth was by emergency C-Section. …
I gave birth to a lovely boy in June 2013 after conceiving through IVF. After a month or so, my husband and I became concerned that I was showing signs of post-natal depression. We had wanted this child so much …
Health visiting has undergone radical transformation in recent years to improve access, improve experience for parents, improve outcomes and contribute to reducing health inequalities. At the beginning of this process, we wanted to listen to parents’ view and ensure the …
I have been a health visitor for 24 years and have seen many changes and reorganisations within the NHS. The recent changes within health visiting have been welcomed by the profession - our service has seen a substantial increase in …
We are coming towards the end of the national health visiting programme. Much has been achieved through the incredibly hard work of health visitors, practice teachers, health visitor leaders and all the programme partners who have provided national and local …
