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Number of children having MMR vaccine continues to rise

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Friday, September 26, 2014

| Nursery World

The number of children having the MMR jab has reached a record high, according to new figures from the NHS.

Charity warns of dangers of cot bumpers

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Friday, November 27, 2015

| Nursery World

A charity concerned with sleep safety for babies is urging parents to remove cot bumpers as new evidence shows they pose a serious risk to infants.

Call for early years practitioners to train as parent-infant therapists

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Monday, November 30, 2015

| Nursery World

The Oxford Parent Infant Project (OXPIP), a charity that supports parents to develop a relationship with their baby, is looking to train early years practitioners across the UK to become parent-infant therapists.

Co-sleeping raises cot death risk

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

| Nursery World

Parents who share a bed with their breastfed baby increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome five-fold, warns a new study, the largest analysis of its kind.

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

| Nursery World

A Government-backed campaign aims to help parents with weaning and tackle widespread myths about the signs a baby is ready to try their first solid foods.

Labour commits to introducing an additional health check for all babies

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Thursday, April 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Labour’s shadow health secretary has pledged to introduce an additional health check for babies, as part of the party's commitment to making Britain’s children the healthiest in the world.

New framework for training in infant mental health launches

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Thursday, May 9, 2019

| Nursery World

A new competencies framework for all those working with children from 0-2 aims to help practitioners assess their knowledge and identify gaps in their training.

Interview: Andrea Leadsom MP and Jo Churchill, public health minister

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| Nursery World

We talk to Andrea Leadsom and Jo Churchill about progress on the Early Years Healthy Development Review

New guidance on weaning to help 'confused' parents

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Friday, March 4, 2022

| Nursery World

New guidance on how to safely introduce children to solid food has been launched by the Government’s Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).

Take-up of Flying Start scheme up by a third

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Friday, July 18, 2014

| Nursery World

Major expansion of the Flying Start scheme in Wales so far has taken place during the last 12 months, latest figures show.

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

The pandemic has caused a ‘perfect storm’ where vital services and support for pregnant mothers and babies were withdrawn from many families at a time when they needed it most, according to the First 1001 Days Movement.

A third of UK baby deaths 'avoidable'

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

| Nursery World

There are too many avoidable stillbirths, deaths and brain injuries in babies born in the UK, according to a new report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Firefighters battle childhood obesity and cot death

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Firefighters across England are working with councils to tackle childhood obesity and cut sudden infant deaths.

Petition calls for Group B Strep test for newborns

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Thursday, July 30, 2015

| Nursery World

Nearly 200,000 people have signed a petition urging the health secretary to introduce routine screening for Group B Strep in pregnancy.

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

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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.

Unexplained infant deaths at record low

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

| Nursery World

The number of unexplained infant deaths in England and Wales has fallen to an all time low, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show, but the North West continues to have a higher rate than other areas of the country.

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The early learning goals for literacy and mathematics in the EYFS have been amended, in light of the response from the early years sector to the revised framework.

Breakthrough test promises faster diagnosis of pre-eclampsia

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

| Nursery World

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

Lottery funding of £215 million awarded to early years projects

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| Nursery World

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

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

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Monday, July 18, 2016

| Nursery World

A ‘gender gap crisis’ is seriously damaging prospects for boys in this country, according to a children’s charity.

Good heart health begins in infancy

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

| Nursery World

Rapid weight gain in a child’s early years could increase their heart attack and stroke risk as adults, a study has found.

UK first to give all babies free meningitis B vaccine

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Monday, March 30, 2015

| Nursery World

All babies in the UK will receive a vaccine against meningitis B, now the Government has struck a deal with drug manufacturers.

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

| Nursery World

According to new research from a group of charities, many routine health visitor checks continue to be over the phone, drop-in clinics are no longer operating in some areas and baby and toddler groups have either stopped running or are hard to access.

Early Intervention Foundation to work with 20 best practice areas

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

| Nursery World

The Early Intervention Foundation has named the 20 'pioneering places' it will work closely with to provide 'real-life', practical answers about how to deliver early intervention to the best effect.

Lack of support stops new fathers bonding with baby

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

A new study suggests first-time fathers are being held back from raising their children.

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Number of children having MMR vaccine continues to rise

Charity warns of dangers of cot bumpers

Call for early years practitioners to train as parent-infant therapists

Co-sleeping raises cot death risk

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

Labour commits to introducing an additional health check for all babies

New framework for training in infant mental health launches

Interview: Andrea Leadsom MP and Jo Churchill, public health minister

New guidance on weaning to help 'confused' parents

Take-up of Flying Start scheme up by a third

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

A third of UK baby deaths 'avoidable'

Firefighters battle childhood obesity and cot death

Petition calls for Group B Strep test for newborns

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

Unexplained infant deaths at record low

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

Breakthrough test promises faster diagnosis of pre-eclampsia

Lottery funding of £215 million awarded to early years projects

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

Good heart health begins in infancy

UK first to give all babies free meningitis B vaccine

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

Early Intervention Foundation to work with 20 best practice areas

Lack of support stops new fathers bonding with baby

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