Congratulations on the birth of your baby.
We have put together some information that we think you may find useful. This includes information that you would normally be given during your first meeting with the health visitor after the birth of your baby.
Contact details and information on the service provided by the Cheshire East 0-19+ Health Visiting Team:
Read our service user privacy notice on how we keep your personal information safe.
Safe Sleep advice:
- Lullaby Trust – How to reduce SIDS for your baby
- UNICEF – Caring for your baby at night and when sleeping
Breastfeeding / bottle feeding support:
- Start4Life – Breastfeeding
- Unicef – Bottle feeding
- Unicef – Infant formula and responsive bottle feeding
- Infant Feeding Team – Cherubs, Cheshire East
Getting to know your baby:
- IHV – Baby states and behaviours
- AIMH – Get to know your baby (short videos regarding attachment, bonding and getting to know your baby from the association for infant mental health)
- ICON – Babies Cry, You Can Cope
Your baby’s health
- NHS – vitamins for children
- Is your baby or toddler seriously ill?
- Looking after a sick child
- NHS vaccinations and when to have them
You can use the baby check app to help you understand if your baby is unwell: Lullaby Trust – baby check app.
CATCH App
The CATCH app is trusted source of advice for new parents. CATCH provides NHS approved information for parents particularly regarding pregnancy and children’s health. It can be personalised to your child.
Domestic abuse getting help and support
Find out more about domestic abuse support on the Cheshire East council website:
Share your feedback
Let us know about your experience with the Cheshire East 0-19+ service.
We value your feedback: www.wchc.nhs.uk/your-experience/submit/
