Category: News

Latest information about the coronavirus (COVID-19)

We’re still here to help, but due to COVID-19 Family Health services across Bradford District and Wakefield are being provided differently. For information about how we are currently providing services, plus contact numbers, and for helpful, reliable, advice and guidance to keep your family healthy, active, safe and well during the Coronavirus outbreak, as well […]

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‘Being together, my baby and me’ post-natal virtual sessions

With fewer face-to-face postnatal sessions and informal groups in the district due to the pandemic, a series of five free online sessions is being offered by the educational charity Early Years Alliance, to help new families in Bradford get support and feel connected. The ‘Being together, my baby and me’ post-natal virtual sessions cover everything […]

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Supporting local mums to start and continue breastfeeding

A new local campaign aims to ensure that all women are supported if they choose to start and continue breastfeeding. Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Strategic Breastfeeding Lead Jane Dickens explains: “Breastfeeding is one of the most natural and life enhancing human activities, providing all the nutrients and drinks a baby needs until they’re […]

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Learn resuscitation skills from the experts

Would you know what to do in an emergency if your baby or young child had to be resuscitated? If not, then consider registering for a free three-hour training session delivered by the University of Bradford where you learn these important skills in a friendly, relaxed and supportive environment. The sessions in basic life support […]

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Breastfeeding benefits the planet as well as mum and baby!

If you’re pregnant and debating whether to breastfeed or use formula milk, you may be interested in research carried out by a team of scientists from Imperial College, London which suggests that breastfeeding benefits not only mum and baby, but the environment too. According to the respected journal The Science Times, scientists carried out a […]

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