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Local mum-of-three Joanne has shared how her Health Visitor supported her family after she noticed how unhappy her son seemed in the first few months of his life. She is encouraging other parents to use their Health Visitor more often for support. Joanne’s son was born a year ago and she soon noticed how unsettled […]
The school immunisation team is sharing a ‘prevention is better than cure’ message as they remind parents and carers of the need for children and young people to get their routine vaccinations. They are sharing this message as the number of young people vaccinated against potentially life-threatening diseases is dropping below previous years. The team, […]
Wakefield-based new mum Nikola experienced pain breastfeeding not long after giving birth to her first child in October last year. Now, she is encouraging anyone struggling to reach out for support after the Wakefield Health Visiting Infant Feeding team helped her overcome the pain and continue breastfeeding. Nikola started experiencing pain three weeks after giving […]
The Health Visiting service in Bradford needs parents and carers to get involved and join an involvement group to share their feedback and experiences and help the service improve. Parents and carers will be able to pass their feedback on directly to clinical staff who can make changes to the service you receive. You are a […]
Parents of babies born this year are being advised that breastfeeding is one of the best ways to build a baby’s immune system and keep them healthy now and in the future. Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Strategic Breastfeeding Lead Jane Dickens says: “Breastfeeding may be a technique as old as the human race […]
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