An exciting, well-established 5 week programme that really works! Covers brain development, building a positive relationship, fathers, behaviour, feeding etc... All Old Farm pregnant mums will be invited. 

You can now access courses online for free (ask your GP for a password) - including:

• Understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby
• Understanding your baby
• Understanding your child
• Understanding your child with additional needs
• Understanding your teenager's brain
• Understanding your brain (for teenagers only!)

What does a Health Visitor do? Check this out...

Your health visitor is a specialist, there to help you tackle any concerns and questions that you have about your baby or pre-school child, and how to deal with a variety of situations that you may not necessarily feel equipped for.

When a baby is born, he or she is entitled to a range of routine health checks and tests in the first six weeks. These include a physical examination, a hearing test and a blood test (taken from the baby's heel)

This section of the site looks at the typical development that most children experience. Click on the age of your child and do the assessment yourself!

The UK Baby Friendly Initiative is linked to UNICEF and the World Health Organization. It is designed to support breastfeeding and parent infant relationships. Includes leaflets (in all languages) on breast and bottle feeding, weaning and "building a happy baby"

Breastfeeding lowers your risk of getting breast and ovarian cancer, saves loads of money and can help to build a strong bond between you and your baby.