The Parent-Infant Foundation’s pilot awareness raising training project, ‘BEAR – Building Early Attuned Relationships’, based in Wales, has come to an end, with some brilliant results and positive feedback. The aim of the National Lottery supported ‘BEAR’ project is to increase knowledge across professional and community domains about the importance of the first 1000 days (known…
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New Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies: guidance for local authorities was published by the government on 4th December, confirming a further change in terminology. The guidance states that Start for Life services are to be renamed Healthy Babies services. ‘Core services’ are still parent-infant relationships, infant feeding and perinatal mental health. Speaking to the…
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As 2025 comes to a close, we’re celebrating how our work at the Parent-Infant Foundation is continuing to make a difference for babies, families, and professionals. The number of specialised parent-infant relationship teams and services grew again this year. There are now 51 parent-infant teams across the UK, as well as numerous smaller services in…
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