Bradford Antenatal, Birth and BeYond

14/11/2025

Say hello to our Newly Qualified Midwives 👋🏻

💙 Welcoming Our Newly Qualified Midwives! 👶

This morning, Mark Hindmarsh, Director of Strategy & Transformation, had the pleasure of welcoming our newest cohort of newly qualified midwives to the Maternity team. We're excited to have them on board as they begin their journey in providing exceptional care to families.

Please join us in giving them a warm welcome!
Bradford Antenatal, Birth and BeYond Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership

12/11/2025

Please come and say hello to the Maternity Smoking Cessation Team ....

12/11/2025

Good morning! POP IN to DROP IN and come and see us!

9-3 today as normal.

12/11/2025

Baby Week 2025: Maternity Circles: Maternal Journaling ”Caring for you, Caring for baby”

Join us for Baby Week and take part in Maternal Journaling activities.
• Goody bags for you and baby
• Refreshments.
• Meet other professionals: Also attending Dad Matters
• Meet other mums, dads and babies.
• Pregnant? Come along with a friend or your partner

November 20, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
📍Millside Centre 131 Grattan Road BD1 2HS

12/11/2025

🌟 Exciting News from Bradford Doulas! 🌟

We’re thrilled to announce two open days for our next round of volunteer doula training, starting March 2026! 💜

Since 2014, we’ve trained over 150 doulas, who’ve supported hundreds of families across our community.💫

If you’re curious about becoming a volunteer doula or just want to find out more about the role, our open days are the perfect chance to learn, ask questions, and get inspired!

✨ Interested? Complete our Expression of Interest form, and we’ll be in touch with more details.

https://forms.office.com/e/Hb80cKHiKL

We can’t wait to hear from you! 💜

12/11/2025

Last week I headed up to Durham to meet with the Durham University Infancy and Sleep Centre, to discuss ongoing work to create guidance on sling and carrier safety. Their research has been conducted alongside the Lullaby Trust and highlights the clear benefits to adult and child of using slings and carriers, as well as the risks and how families access safety information and safe carrying guidelines. This is hugely positive and a massive step forward for our work in carrying safety - highlighting by systematic review the need for in-person support and advice with baby carrying to ensure comfort and safety - the very work we do and have been doing for over 15 years! This current research shows that families using a sling library are over 25x as likely to have received tailored support in selecting a product than those buying online, and includes more than one recommendation for in-person, specialist support.

We know that families do not always get the clear support and information needed from online sources, organisations, manufacturers, social media, and so on, and that a lack of clear guidelines can by confusing and uncertain. We are very encouraged to be a part of the process to allow all families who want to carry to do so - safely, comfortably and confidently.

Work continues, as always with research and development, with an aim to create guidelines and a network that allows all families to get the safety information they need when using slings and carriers, helping families to thrive. I’m putting a link to the published data in the comments, as well as a link to the meeting video, for all interested parties. Please do have a read and feel free to message us or chat along here!

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12/11/2025

It’s nearly !👶🎉Baby Week is celebration of early childhood and the importance of those first five years of life!

It’s the perfect week for you to learn, connect, and celebrate the early years.

Whether you’re a parent, carer or practitioner there’s something for everyone - from local Bradford baby events to online sessions like ‘How 50 Things to Do Helps Parents and Children to Be Healthy’.

👉 Explore what’s on near you: https://babyweek.co.uk/bradford/

06/11/2025

Because sometimes words aren’t enough… ‘Grateful’ is a playful, provocative performance about being a new mum, with live music, dance and storytelling.

Family-friendly, and presented in a relaxed environment – children are welcome and encouraged to come along!

Grateful will be presented at Airedale Shopping Centre, Keighley, at 11am on Thursday, 13 November, part of the ‘Caring for you, Caring for baby’ event for Baby Week Bradford.

The performance is completely free.

The ‘Caring for you, Caring for baby’ event is from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Other activities include a story time with Bradford Libraries at 10am, Baby Week Wiggle with Boomchikkaboom, ‘Bluey’ and ‘Stitch’ characters, interactive jigsaw and more.

There will also be information and stalls for families during pregnancy, with babies and ages up to 5.

Free refreshments and freebies will be available.

You can also visit the pop-up baby clinic, with the Maternity Circles and Modality AWC, for baby weighing and child immunisations.

Free event – no need to book, just turn up.



Keighley and Shipley Family Hub
Better Start Bradford
Bradford 2025
Bradford Producing Hub
Zoe Katsilerou - Movement and Voice Artist
BOOMCHIKKABOOM
Bradford Libraries
Keighley Healthy Living
AWC Modality Partnership
Bradford District and Craven Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership
Bradford Antenatal, Birth and BeYond
Maternity Circles-Keighley, Silsden & Ilkley

06/11/2025

Join us next week as we warm up for Baby Week Bradford at Darley Street Market and the Airedale Shopping Centre, Keighley.

Come along on Tuesday 11 November 2025, 11-1, to Darley Street Market, Bradford, for the Caring for you, Caring for baby FREE Event to kick start Baby Week Bradford.

For families with babies and children under 5.

There’s so much fun for you and your little one(s)

⭐Baby Rave and Baby Week Wiggle with BOOMCHIKKABOOM
⭐Holding Time Exhibition and breastfeeding support
⭐Interactive jigsaw with Better Start Bradford
⭐Tour of the new satellite Family Hub site
⭐Market stalls with a wealth of baby related and early years services, information and fun activities
⭐Performances throughout
⭐FREE warm drink
⭐And much more….

Plus pick up your FREE ticket for REPLAY Bradford

Come join us on Thursday 13 November 2025, 9.30-12.30 - at the Airedale Shopping Centre, Keighley. There will be:

⭐Baby Week Wiggle’ dance with BOOMCHIKKABOOM
⭐Story time with Bradford Libraries, a special performance of ‘Grateful’, created by Bradford 2025,
⭐Large Interactive jigsaw
⭐Free refreshments including a warm drink.
⭐Meet 'Bluey' and 'Stitch' characters.
⭐Information stalls with advice and activities
⭐And much more...

No need to book – just turn up!
https://babyweek.co.uk/.../baby-week-bradford-at-darley.../
https://babyweek.co.uk/.../airedale-shopping-centre.../

Dad Matters Bradford
50 Things Bradford
Play Bradford
FYI Bradford District
Little Minds Matter - Bradford Infant Mental Health Service
Home-Start Bradford District
Bradford West Family Hub
Bradford East Family Hub
Bradford South Family Hub
Bradford South Maternity Circles
Bradford Baby Bank
Keighley and Shipley Family Hub
Family Action Bradford Perinatal Support Service
Breastfeeding Support Team - Bradford
Holding Time
Bradford East Wellbeing Hub
Bradford 2025