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What’s in the political parties’ manifestos for babies?

By Tamora Langley, Head of Policy and Communications at the Parent-Infant Foundation  After working with the First 1001 Days Steering Group to develop and launch the ‘Manifesto for Babies’ earlier this year, we have been waiting to see what the political parties would commit to in their manifestos.  All have now been published, so what…

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No-one wants to see my baby

xxx report: no-one wants to see my baby Executive Summary Full Report Headline summary Content Highlight paragraph Content Browse the executive summary below, or download the PDF by clicking here. Browse the full report below, or download the PDF by clicking here.

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Parent-Infant Foundation secures more than £1 million Lottery funding to create new Framework 

The Parent-Infant Foundation is delighted to announce it has been awarded more than £1 million from the National Lottery Community Fund to create a new National Parent-Infant Relationship (PAIR) Framework. Babies depend on sensitive, responsive relationships to grow and develop healthily.  But many do not get the nurturing care they need1.    Parent-infant teams and services support…

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New survey finds NICE guidance on bonding is not being followed

To mark start of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, the Parent-Infant Foundation has published results from a survey of more than 1,000 women, which finds that NICE guidance on bonding is not being followed. The new survey of more than 1,000 women from across the UK who have given birth within the last five…

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#TurnOffTheTaps Invest in Health Visiting

Today we are launching our #TurnOffTheTaps campaign calling for investment in Health Visiting services. The focus of Government policy and spending is too often on dealing with a backlog of unmet needs, rather than reducing this need through improving the health, happiness and resilience of our citizens. We are investing billions in overstretched health and…

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IMHAW21 – New survey finds ‘baby blindspot’ in children and young people’s mental health provision

As part of this year’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (7-13 June), The Parent-Infant Foundation is highlighting huge and concerning gaps in mental health services for babies and toddlers. The Foundation is sharing results of an online workforce survey which shows that infants are too often overlooked and neglected in children and young people’s mental…

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On Tuesday 19th January, the Conception to Age Two APPG met virtually. The meeting was joined by over 120 people watching via zoom and youtube. At the meeting, Jodie Reed from Isos Partnership presented the Working for Babies Report findings about how local systems responded to the needs of babies and their families during the…

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IMHAW

Infant Mental Health Awareness Week Who is holding the baby? FULL REPORT Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 – Who is holding the baby? Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (IMHAW) 2025 took place from 9th-15th June 2025. The theme this year was, ‘Who is holding the baby?’. Why ‘Who is holding the baby?’ Not everyone…

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We campaign to convince national and local decision makers across the UK to do more to support parent-infant relationships More than one in ten babies in the UK is thought to be living in fear and distress. Whatever the root cause, we have a shared responsibility to help babies who are suffering. Parent-Infant Relationship Teams…

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