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Mental health: Service cuts hit mothers and babies

Monday, July 14, 2014

| Nursery World

Austerity measures are having a knock-on effect on the provision of mental health services around the UK. Gabriella Jozwiak investigates what this means for those in need of support.

Call for GPs to act on early signs of child maltreatment

News

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

| Nursery World

GPs should play a greater role in identifying child abuse and neglect, a report says.

Cot-death advice updated to reflect risk of co-sleeping with babies

News

Thursday, July 3, 2014

| Nursery World

New guidance recommends parents be informed of the link between sudden infant death syndrome and co-sleeping with a child up until their first birthday.

Call for midwives to be based in children's centres

News

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| Nursery World

The charity 4Children is calling for midwives and health visitors be based at children’s centres, after a poll revealed that a quarter of mothers-to-be found out information about pregnancy from a children’s centre.

Campaigners warn of virus that causes birth defects

News

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| Nursery World

A charity has launched a new campaign to raise awareness among pregnant women of a virus that can cause disabilities in children.

Lottery funding of £215 million awarded to early years projects

News

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Five areas in England will use the lottery money to pilot initiatives to improve children’s outcomes.

High childcare costs and welfare reforms will push families out of London

News

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| Nursery World

A new report calls for childcare funding in London to reflect the higher living costs of the capital.

Online survey asks parents about their child's school lunch box

News

Thursday, May 15, 2014

| Nursery World

Researchers want to hear from parents about how they choose what to pack for their children's school lunch at primary school.

Study reveals link between abuse in childhood and violence in later life

News

Friday, May 2, 2014

| Nursery World

The extent to which violent and abusive experiences in childhood affect harmful behaviour as an adult is highlighted in a new study.

Campaign calls for the removal of ‘junk’ from children’s foods

News

Saturday, April 26, 2014

| Nursery World

A new campaign is calling on the Government and food industry to remove the high quantities of 'junk' from children's foods.

My working life ... Midwife

Features

Monday, April 7, 2014

| Nursery World

Gabriella Jozwiak talks to Rachel Mavers about her varied and vital role looking after mothers and babies and supervising other midwives.

Policymakers should target mothers' activity levels to boost child health

News

Monday, March 31, 2014

| Nursery World

Active mothers have more active children, according to new research from UK academics.

Parents lack information on vitamin D for children

News

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

| Nursery World

More than a third of parents have never received information from healthcare professionals on vitamin D levels in their child, a new poll finds.

New project encourages communities to work together to improve children's diets

News

Thursday, March 13, 2014

| Nursery World

A pilot project designed to show how businesses and the Government can work together to fight childhood obesity and poor nutrition is to launch next week.

Stress for boys in infancy could lead to snoring later

News

Friday, March 7, 2014

| Nursery World

Baby boys who experience stressful situations may grow up to snore as adults, according to new research.

It's a shocking fact - poor children are most at risk on our roads

Opinion

Monday, February 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Kevin Lowe, Head of Consultancy Services at the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) calls for a co-ordinated approach to combat the high rates of poor children getting injured or killed on our roads

Free advent calendar gives tips for healthy and happy toddlers

News

Monday, December 2, 2013

| Nursery World

The Infant & Toddler Forum has launched a free online advent calendar which gives parents 24 days of ideas to help keep their toddlers active during the run-up to Christmas.

Children from families living below breadline more likely to have ADHD

News

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

| Nursery World

A new study reveals a link between social and economic status and childhood attention deficit disorder (ADHD).

Breakthrough test promises faster diagnosis of pre-eclampsia

News

Thursday, November 7, 2013

| Nursery World

A new test diagnosing pre-eclampsia in 15 minutes has been developed by doctors at a London hospital.

Call for free vitamins supplements to be given to all under-fives

News

Friday, October 25, 2013

| Nursery World

England's chief medical officer professor Dame Sally Davies has called for the Healthy Start scheme to be extended to all children under five.

New campaign raises awareness of the threat of meningitis to under-fives

News

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

| Nursery World

A new global campaign to highlight the impact of meningitis on children and their families was launched today in London.

Free school lunches on offer for all infant school children from next year

News

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| Nursery World

All infant school children in England will be eligible for free school meals from September 2014.

Campaign 'names and shames' stores that sell junk food at the checkout

News

Monday, September 16, 2013

| Nursery World

A new campaign has been launched to urge supermarkets to remove unhealthy snacks from checkouts and queuing areas.

Government funding to encourage more children to play in the street

News

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

| Nursery World

The Department of Health (DoH) has announced more than 5m of funding to encourage children and families to exercise more.

More than 70,000 children in London going to bed hungry

News

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

| Nursery World

According to the London Food Board, which interviewed more than 1,000 parents and children, nine per cent of children in London, the equivalent of 74,000 in real terms, sometimes or often go to bed hungry.

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Mental health: Service cuts hit mothers and babies

Call for GPs to act on early signs of child maltreatment

Cot-death advice updated to reflect risk of co-sleeping with babies

Call for midwives to be based in children's centres

Campaigners warn of virus that causes birth defects

Lottery funding of £215 million awarded to early years projects

High childcare costs and welfare reforms will push families out of London

Online survey asks parents about their child's school lunch box

Study reveals link between abuse in childhood and violence in later life

Campaign calls for the removal of ‘junk’ from children’s foods

My working life ... Midwife

Policymakers should target mothers' activity levels to boost child health

Parents lack information on vitamin D for children

New project encourages communities to work together to improve children's diets

Stress for boys in infancy could lead to snoring later

It's a shocking fact - poor children are most at risk on our roads

Free advent calendar gives tips for healthy and happy toddlers

Children from families living below breadline more likely to have ADHD

Breakthrough test promises faster diagnosis of pre-eclampsia

Call for free vitamins supplements to be given to all under-fives

New campaign raises awareness of the threat of meningitis to under-fives

Free school lunches on offer for all infant school children from next year

Campaign 'names and shames' stores that sell junk food at the checkout

Government funding to encourage more children to play in the street

More than 70,000 children in London going to bed hungry

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