🌈 Specialist Community Public Health Nurse/ Health Visitor/ Paediatric Nurse currently working on the local MBU. Passionate about perinatal mental health.
Tune into ITV Anglia news from 6pm tonight to see Charlie from NSFT’s mother and baby unit talk about how the team there is embracing the LetterBeams project to support and inspire new mums struggling with their mental health.
iHV, in collaboration with ERIC, has launched a new Parent Tip on #ToiletTraining, offering clear, practical guidance for parents/carers to help babies and children move confidently out of nappies and develop healthy toileting habits.
https://t.co/S5QiANVkVU
#iHVParentTip
Really important to have the needs of babies and young children heard in this week’s Covid Inquiry- summarised in the BBC podcast. 👶🏾👶🏼👶🏿
And importantly, a recognition of the role of health visitors that I was able to provide 👇 https://t.co/qdr4KNJmO3
Today is Mental Health Awareness Day. Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders are among the most common conditions affecting parents during pregnancy and the first year after delivery. If you feel symptoms of anxiety or depression,-reach out to your medical team for help!
7 of our amazing team have completed their baby yoga training. We can't wait to bring this into the wards routine and offer mums on the ward this fantastic opportunity. Thank you to Sunfyr Barns for providing this training.
#MBU#Babyyoga
🌍 Today is World Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day 💜
Did you know that around 140,000 mums worldwide experience postpartum psychosis each year?
At APP, we offer online peer support that connects people across the globe. Join our forum here:
https://t.co/6qaYceGpe0
A child’s experiences—and when they happen—interact with genes to shape brain and biological development. Timing matters.
Understanding critical periods is key to supporting early childhood health and lifelong well-being.
Learn more: https://t.co/DXE54QDyn4
Today, OXPIP's founder Sue Gerhardt launches her new book "1001 days: How Our First Years Shape our Lifelong Health".
We're giving away one free copy chosen at random from the people who retweet one of our social media posts by 8th April.
Available to purchase from today.
🎉 #BabyCommunicationWeek25 is happening on the 23rd - 27th June - be sure to put the dates in your diary! We hope you will join us for another fantastic week celebrating & awareness-raising around babies' amazing - yet often unnoticed - communication & connection skills. 😍
We’re delighted to announce that Action on Postpartum Psychosis has been selected as one of 10 winners of the prestigious 2025 GSK IMPACT awards.
Read more about this news story here: https://t.co/tuKetjygXQ
#GSKIMPACTUK@gsk@thekingsfund
🏫 Scotland is making history! NHS Lanarkshire has launched the first-ever breastfeeding awareness project in primary schools, helping kids see breastfeeding as natural and normal. 🌿💜
Find out how more about this initiative - https://t.co/sWVs1Ve01e
@NHSLanarkshire
Did you know that, just like grapes, mini eggs are the perfect size to block a small child’s airway and choke them? And, their hard shell can make it difficult to dislodge with standard first aid techniques.
Learn more: https://t.co/ieKd9Ed3kT
#ChildSafety#Easter2025
Our discharge message wall is making progress. This wall had been made with so much love and input from patients and staff. Whether that's design ideas or actually being involved in the colouring of it. This is such a special part of the ward.
If you are reading this and work in perinatal mental health, this is for you! Please support this study by Lauren, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, by filling this short survey. Thank you! 🙏
>> https://t.co/vnF7SKFVGO <
Half of mental health conditions begin before the age of 14 and many of these develop in the early years, from 0-5.
This week is @place2be#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek! Read more on how to help young children know and feel their emotions: https://t.co/Sl7GMVHmZA