Healthcare professionals - pregnancy, birth and newborn care
Meet the Professionals
Who is your midwife and what do they do?
How does a midwife help with your baby? Kelly Sawyer, a community midwife explains her role.
What does a sonographer do?
What can I expect from my ultrasound scans? Matt Anderson explains his role.
Who is your health visitor and what do they do?
How does a health visitor help with your baby? Sarah Heaney, a health visitor from Stockport explains her role.
What does a hearing screener do?
What does a hearing screener do? What role do they play in your baby's development? Jocelin Bentil explains her role.
What does a speech and language therapist do?
What does a speech and language therapist do? How does an SLT help with your baby? Janet Cooper speaks about her role.
What does an early years practitioner do?
How does an early years practitioner help with your child? Jamel Campbell describes his role.
What does a feeding specialist do?
'How should I feed my baby? How do I make it easier?' are common questions. Marjorie Aissani, a feeding specialist, talks us through her job.
What is a key worker in a nursery?
A key worker is a named person with the responsibility for working with you and meeting your child's individual needs. We spoke to Lisa about her job.
What is a childminder and what do they do?
Childminders are professional registered carers who look after children in their own home. We spoke to Sinthuya and Lisa about their jobs.
Pregnancy
Ask the Midwife: What happens at an antenatal class?
Before you become pregnant, chances are you might not know much about antenatal classes. Let us answer the burning questions.
Ask the Midwife: Are people who have suffered from depression more likely to suffer post-natal depression?
Post-natal depression (PND) affects 1 in 10 women. Midwife Kelly Sawyer gives some advice on its effects.
Ask the Midwife: Will my vagina go back to how it was before giving birth?
It's a sensitive question - Midwife Kelly Sawyer provides the answer.
Parenting
Ask the Health Visitor: Should I try to stick to a routine?
When you're a new parent, you might be anxious to hit a routine with your baby. But health visitor Sarah Heaney explains why it's more important to look out for baby's cues.
Ask the Health Visitor: Can you cuddle your baby too much?
You may have heard it said that too much cuddling can 'spoil' your baby, but as Health Visitor Sarah Heaney explains, this simply isn't true.
Ask the Health Visitor: How can I get my partner more involved?
Partners of new mums are often keen to get as involved as possible and bond with baby. Health visitor Sarah Heaney has some ideas.
What kinds of questions should I ask my health visitor?
Health visitor Sarah Heaney has some advice for getting most out of your health visitor appointments.
Ask the SLT: Is a lisp inevitable?
Speech and Language Therapist Janet Cooper discusses lisps and how they could be avoided early on.
Ask the Early Years Worker: Should I see my GP about bedwetting?
Early Years Educator Jamel Campbell discusses what to do if your child has a pattern of bedwetting.
Your Questions Answered
Your dental care questions answered by The Singing Dentist
The Singing Dentist Dr Milad Shadrooh answers parents' burning questions around young children's oral health.
Your questions about baby and toddler sleep answered
NHS Health Visitors and Sleep Specialists answer all of your questions about baby and toddler sleep.
Your questions about music and singing answered
We put audience questions about music and early years learning to two music therapists.
