Interventions commissioned for delivery as part of the Better Start Bradford programme
Intervention | Description | Service provider | Estimated recipients per year |
Antenatal support | |||
Personalised Midwifery | Continuous midwife care through antenatal and postnatal period | Bradford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midwifery Services | 500 |
Family Links Antenatal | Universal antenatal parenting skills programme | Local authority | 200 |
ESOL+ | English language course for women with little or no English during pregnancy | Shipley Further Education College | 90 |
Antenatal and postnatal support | |||
Family Nurse Partnership | Intensive home visiting for vulnerable women aged under 25 years | Bradford District Care Trust (BDCT) | 100 |
Baby Steps | Parent education programme for vulnerable parents | Voluntary Community Sector (VCS)—Action For Children | 100 |
Doula | Late pregnancy, birth and postnatal support for vulnerable women | VCS Action For Community Ltd | 82 |
HAPPY | Healthy eating and parenting course for overweight mums with a BMI over 25 | VCS—Barnardo’s | 120 |
Perinatal Support Service | Support for pregnant women and mothers of babies under 1 year old at risk of mild/moderate mental health issues | VCS—Family Action | 140 |
Breast feeding support service | Universal practical and emotional support to breastfeeding mums and their families (this reflects the second part of the service not just peer support) | VCS—Health For All (Leeds) | 400 |
Home-Start | Peer support for vulnerable women | VCS—Home-Start | 45 |
Little Minds Matter | Support and nurturing of parent–infant relationships for those at risk of relationship problems | BDCT/Family Action | 40 |
HENRY | Universal group programme to improve healthy eating and physical activity in young children | VCS and Schools/HENRY | 186 |
Incredible Years Parenting | Universal parenting programme for parents with toddlers | VCS—Barnardo’s | 160 |
Cooking for a Better Start | Universal cook and eat sessions | VCS—HENRY | 72 |
Pre-schoolers in the Playground | Pre-schoolers’ physical activity in the playground | Schools | 108 |
Forest Schools | Outdoor play in the natural environment for young children and parents | VCS—Get Out More CiC | 90 |
Better Start Imagine | Book gifting and book sharing sessions | VCS—BHT Early Education and Training | 1015 |
I CAN Early Talk | Strengthening parents’ and practitioners’ knowledge in improving language development | VCS—BHT Early Education and Training | 115 |
Talking Together | Universal screening for language delay of 2-year-olds; in-home programme for parents with children at risk of delay | VCS—BHT Early Education and Training | 954 |
BMI, body mass index.