Resources
Care at admission in labour resources
Vulnerable Womens Project - report and resources coming soon....
Promoting bonding, attachment and breastfeeding resources
Evidence into practice Consultations
The challenge of infant feeding
A New, Multidisciplinary Online Education Programme developed by the Mother and Infant Research Unit at University of York with support from YH HIEC. Units 1 and 2 are now available, with unit 3 to follow soon.
Video resources – more coming soon!
Kangaroo Skin to Skin Care - Parents Perspective
Getting it Right from the Start - Champions and Enablers
Coming soon:
- Hear from mothers about their experiences in neonatal units
- Champions, enablers, partner agencies talking about substainability after HIEC, and impact on practice for them.
An example of innovating at pace and scale:
“Getting it right from the start: Promoting bonding and attachment (parent-infant relationships); and breastmilk/breastfeeding in neonatal units”
A Maternal & Infant Health & Care Abstract has been accepted for presentation at the Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspectives 3 Day Conference in Grange Over Sands, Cumbria, UK on 10th, 11th & 12th June 2013. For further details e mail: [email protected]
About Maternal & Infant Health & Care
This HIEC Maternal and Infant Health and Care programme focuses on improving care in neonatal units and in admission in labour in Yorkshire and Humber. The work includes developing education resources to support infant feeding, implementing sustainable, evidence-based change in key aspects of care in neonatal units and during admission in labour across Yorkshire and Humber region and working in partnership around mothers in prison; thereby addressing health inequalities, improving health outcomes, and enhancing service quality and productivity.
Find out more about why Maternal and Infant Health and Care is important and who we are.
Focus on ‘Celebrating Success Event’
Celebrating success: This innovative multi- disciplinary conference focussed on implementation of evidence based change at scale in maternity and neonatal services across the Yorkshire and Humber region, aiming to create sustainable change across sectors and to tacke inequalities in health.
The conference was held at the stem centre at the university of york. It included national and international speakers including:
- Professor Caroline Homer from the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
- Professor Mary Renfrew, Co- Director of the YH HIEC MIHC theme, Director of MIRU, University of York
- Dr Stephen Stericker, Implementation Consultant, NICE
- Dr Helen Duncan, Programme Director, CHIMAT
- Professor William McGuire, Co-Director of the YH HIEC MIHC theme, and HYMS
The day saw presentations on:
- Getting it Right from the Start – Collaborations for sustainable change
- Tackling Inequalities – Meeting the needs of vulnerable women and families
- Using audio visual resources to create and sustain change
The day also included poster presentations and awards for our champions and enablers across our neonatal and maternity units. Click here to see full details on the awards and poster winners.
Click here for the full event write up and presentations
Click here for more information about the awards
