What a brilliant clip. There's so much going on. What should we have a THREAD about? Feeling like a dad? Serve & return? Language development? Identity? Fear? Delight? Surprise? Brain functioning? How about ALL of them at once? How cool would that be? 😎😎😎 #BabyThread

Babies have feelings. Babies have feelings. Babies have feelings. When you were a baby, you had feelings. Your parents’ capacities to see those feelings & respond to them shaped your biology. Any professional early years people in your life? They shaped your biology too.

After many, many months of research, discussions, prep & hard work, we're delighted to be launching our latest product in Feb: the #CoParentPad! Written for (and with) #LGBTQI+ parents, it will help health professionals support ALL new parents. 💛 After all, #allparentsmatter.

Here is why I say to early years staff: "Alongside parents, you are the most influential people in the country." Early years staff shape the brains, stress systems and emotional regulatory capacities of a child for the whole of their life. Early years staff MATTER.

We will be conducting a survey about women's experience of maternity care in #Rochdale and #Oldham. The initiative is part of a national programme to improve our experience. Your feedback is important 🍼 😉. Keep a look out for the invite. @HWOldham

We were delighted to be invited to the launch of the excellent #ShapingUs campaign. The importance of the First 1001 Days is what drives our commitment to increasing the number of specialised parent-infant relationship teams in the UK, to support babies & families in the most need

This resource carries the voices of so many fantastic clinicians from #GMMHPerinatal, Stockport Infant Parent Service (IPS) and their colleagues. A real wealth of clinical knowledge that I was very proud to help curate. Check it out! Carla 🐻 ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 Lisa Bluff Dr Philippa Gardner

"The Teddy Bear Cabinet: Please Mind the Gap" brings a baby-centred art project to Metro trains🚄 in the North East.🧸 Developed by Dr Christina Kolaiti in collaboration with Parent-Infant Foundation. The onboard exhibition promotes infant mental health.⬇️ yorksj.ac.uk/news/2023/metr…

Members of Oldham’s early attachment service, NHS talking therapies and homestart will be available to families at The Royal Oldham Hospital every morning this week to support with #bondingbeforebirth Please pop by and say hello! Pennine Care NHS FT Lindsey Robins Lauren Forrester

Infant mental health is not a out a set of instructions “sing to your baby” “talk to your baby”. It’s about creating opportunities and conditions in which parents can nurture their babies in a way that works for them, & good support for those who struggle. #IMHAW2023

In our survey, many mums highlighted that bonding with their baby wasn't instant, and that this had made them feel bad, or as if there was something wrong with them. We think more should be done to support mums and families struggling to bond. #BondingBeforeBirth #IMHAW2023

We are VERY excited to announce this new post! Working with an experienced dynamic NICU team. Part time Band 8a Clinical Psychologist or Child Psychotherapist in Oldham NICU. jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba… @NICU_Oldham_NHS Pennine Care NHS FT NW Neonatal ODN Ruth Butterworth Parent-Infant Foundation

We’re here at the fantastic launch of our first ever Family Hub at Beever. #Oldham #FamilyHubs

Kieran, Mic and Nathan joined our Home-Start HOST colleagues at the first Oldham Family Hubs Launch event today. Great to see so many agencies working toward supporting families in Oldham! And this is Nathan’s first week working in Oldham on the Dad Matters team - a great start

Oldham's first (of 5) family hubs! A fantastic space for families. The Early Attachment Service & NHS Talking Therapies will be working here to support parents and infants with their mental health and relationship difficulties. Pennine Care NHS FT Oldham Council Department for Education

Latest MBRRACE UK perinatal confidential enquiry reports published today comparing the care of Asian, Black and White women whose babies died. Download the full report and recommendations:buff.ly/2HR30eT  buff.ly/47WBRkz TIMMS NPEU-Oxford

We have a very exciting senior Child Psychotherapist post in our PIMH service in Oldham. Band 8a 3 days a week. Closes 2nd Feb. @ACPtherapy AiMH UK - The Association for Infant Mental Health Parent-Infant Foundation Pennine Care NHS FT jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

What a beautiful picture from Brazelton Centre UK reminding us all how babies are born ready to communicate 👶🏼