This month we launched our Start4Life campaign to highlight the importance of supporting new mums to start and continue breastfeeding for longer and this included the launch of a new app, the Breastfeeding Friend (BFF) ChatBot, to offer that little …
As a midwife I have a long association with the NHS antenatal and newborn screening programmes and the broader public health agenda to support maternal and child health. I currently work as the senior quality assurance adviser across the north …
This blog is to introduce new readers to the ‘All Our Health’ call to action for health and care professionals (HCPs), to provide an update to those who are already aware and to say thank you for colleagues who have …
"Of all the harmful exposures in pregnancy, it is arguably smoking which causes the greatest harm. Not only does it cause impaired fetal growth, low birth weight and preterm birth, it is also associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, …
Finding out you are expecting a baby can elicit a wide range of emotions from joy and happiness to shock and devastation. Every woman will have a unique tale to tell about her pregnancy and subsequent birth, which has been …
In the fourth of our series of blogs from the Week of Action on Helping People to Stay Independent, Maximising Well-being and Improving Health Outcomes, David Foster, Deputy Director of Nursing at the Department of Health, shares his experiences of seeing a health visitor and midwives …
I want to use this blog as a way of keeping people updated and getting your views on developments in nursing, midwifery and care. I want to highlight the vital roles nurses and midwives play in improving the public's health …
