Solidarity to those saying the same thing over and over again until everyone’s heard it: babies and babyhood really matter. For right now and for the future.

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What a fabulous day at our #iHVEBP2024 conference! A huge heartfelt thank you to our delegates, our speakers, our inspiring experts by experience, our wonderful exhibitors, and generous sponsor @UKHSA 🌟 Its amazing to be part of 'a pride of health visitors' ❤️ @iHealthVisiting

Labour has committed to expanding Health Visiting and Early Education. How can these services be the core of a joined-up, community-based offer of support for babies, young children and families? Read this piece by our Senior Policy Fellow @salhogg

Take a look at the first videos in our series of recorded webinars covering the foundations of neurodivergence affirming practice across the lifespan available at https://t.co/C9eHcsURIt Please share! #AutisticPrideDay2024

If you have given birth in the last 5 years and would like to share your experiences, @DrFeeleyRM and @KingsCollegeLon are carrying out a Birth Experience Study - scan the QR code in the image or head over to https://t.co/goz9lsDwgk for more information.

It felt fitting to share this with today’s @PMHPUK #MMHAW24 theme being “Finding You In This Journey”. I remember feeling that I’d lost myself in motherhood with a 3month old during the first lockdown, but finding myself again & learning more about myself than I could’ve imagined

Researchers from @KingsCollegeLon have been looking at the main themes behind perinatal suicide, which is the leading cause of maternal death. @ClareMcDonnell1 speaks to lead researcher @DrAbigailEaster and a woman called Krystal who shares her own experience 🎧 ⬇️

@iHealthVisiting @howlett_leanne @lizzydudeney @RuthHaas_HV @PMHMidwives @BaldwinSharin @sweencj @DebbieMSmith1 @MarthaSercombe @PhDMidwives @hildabeauchamp @PRIMERU3 @SRIP_ECR @ChristineFurber I'm still looking to speak with #healthvisitors and #midwives to discuss thoughts on communicating about suicidal experiences. Please consider taking part. See poster below

Sending our very best wishes from all of us @iHealthVisiting to HRH The Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal for a full recovery - your health and your family are your priority and we support you in your difficult decisions at this time. Get well soon 💕

iHV is delighted to share the positive findings from their feasibility study into the use of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) in routine #HealthVisiting practice in England, funded by The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood @Earlychildhood https://t.co/6mqiwXIzbC

As a member of the @MMHAlliance, we’re excited to support today’s launch of the #AmplifyingMaternalVoices toolkit. Whilst inequities in perinatal mental health care exist, we will continue to push for change: https://t.co/vj51fkgrQP

Updated SIGN guidelines on perinatal mental health conditions published today. Very proud to have been part of the guideline development team for something so important, and to work alongside such experienced and passionate colleagues from a range of services across Scotland.

I am delighted to see this report from @actnforchildren, @barnardos, @ncbtweets, @NSPCC and @childrensociety who are shining a light on what is needed for the next Government to put children across the UK at the heart. Visit https://t.co/5nxLpvYJVM for more. #ChildrenAtTheTable

We strongly support this excellent report & call for better mental health services for 0-5s, including health visiting 👇@rcpsych https://t.co/v1BYjcjDx0

iHV welcomes report from @MMHAlliance and @CYPMentalHealth : The maternal mental health experiences of young mums. It highlights challenges and needs of young mums across UK and identifies 4 priority areas for future action to better support #YoungMumsMH https://t.co/aujE0unwUi

I cannot emphasise this strongly enough, the biggest barrier to parent-infant relationship work now is lack of an appropriately trained workforce. Commissioners are catching on to the benefits of this work. Train your staff now to be in a position to act when the money comes.

Still time to apply for this exciting opportunity working with our amazing team. Do call for an informal chat 😊

At our PIMH conference we heard about the documentary @1001daysdoc , which follows a team of home visitors in Alexandra Township in Joburg. The film is screening @UnionChapelUK London on Wed 23 Aug, followed by a Q&A. Find out more:

Integrated care systems have a unique opportunity to ensure that families get the right maternal mental health support at the right time, close to home. This new briefing from @CentreforMH and @MMHAlliance sets out how: https://t.co/NjN5NGAcd5 #MakeAllCareCount #PIMH