Healthy Babies offer
What is the Health Babies offer
In Derby, we believe that every baby deserves the best start in life and we know how important those early stages are. Working together with our voluntary, community, health and council services, we can provide you and your baby with the best possible support. This support is called our 'Start for Life' offer that is available to parents, carers and their babies from pregnancy to 2 years.
Watch this film to find out more about Start for Life in Derby.
The video has also been translated into five of the most popular languages in the city.
Infant CPR - Rowan's Rule
Trigger Warning: This video contains information about baby loss
Derby Family Hub has collaborated with the Pepper Family to co-produce an Infant CPR Film to support @Rowan’sRule.
We encourage you to watch this three-minute film so that, if you ever need it, you know how to perform infant CPR. The film includes a step-by-step guide on what to do if your baby stops breathing and features a neo-natal midwife who demonstrates each step.
We are proud to be the first Family Hub in the country to be a partner of Rowan's Rule and will continue to support the Pepper family with sharing their message.
This film was co-produced with the Pepper family and filmed by Lo&Behold Creative.
Keeping babies safe
Family Hub wants to help all parents, carers and their babies to get the right support at the right time. Having a new baby can feel daunting. You want to keep them as safe as possible, especially at home.
In this animation, you will see three simple steps to help you protect your little one:
- safe sleep
- safe handling
- safe space.
Watch this animation to help you keep your baby safe at home.
The animation has also been translated into five of the most popular languages in the city.
Shaping your baby’s development
Our early childhoods, the time from pregnancy to five, fundamentally shape our whole lives. Around one in three (36%) adults report knowing just a little or nothing about how children develop in their early childhood. The Centre for Early Childhood’s short video called Layla’s story demonstrates how and why our early childhood shapes the adults we become:
Eamon McCrory, Professor of Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology at University College London, explains why early childhood brain development is so fundamental to our future lives.