The project is being organised by child psychotherapist Robin Balbernie, who said, 'We know from research on kangaroo care for premature babies how beneficial it is to "wear your baby".
'There has also been some research in America measuring the attachment among high-risk mothers and their babies. A group were given slings to encourage them to have body-to-body contact with their babies and they had a better relationship when they became toddlers than the control group who had not used the slings.'
Midwives and a health visitor attached to the Sure Start group will work with the chosen mothers. The 1,000 grant will pay for 33 ring-slings, which are totally adjustable and can be used for carrying a child from birth to toddlerhood.
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