Baby Week Leeds is back for the fourth time with many amazing events and activities across the city. The idea originated from Brazil known as 'Semana Do Bebe' (Baby Week Brazil), which is supported by UNICEF and has been successfully growing for 20 years. Working with Child Friendly Leeds, NHS Leeds, and all sectors, Baby Week launched in 2016 and Leeds was the first UK city to replicate a model to celebrate, raise awareness and bring sectors together. Since then we have been sharing best practice across the country and internationally to help promote the best start.

The opening event will be open to all from professionals, parents, carers, babies and anyone who has an interest in the world of maternity and early years. From key speakers to stalls, from exciting workshops to pampering by LUSH Leeds and refreshments, there will be something for all. We’re excited to launch the new Face Mums.

Agenda

11:30 Refreshments & entertainment by Made with Music

12:00 Opening by Cllr Rebecca Charlwood

12:05 ‘Making Connections: Bonding, healthy brains and wellbeing for all!’ by Lucy Potter and Sadiya Salim

12:15 Update on ’50 things to do before you’re 5’ with Dr Andrea Richardson

12:25 0 -19 Public Health Integrated Nursing Service Amanda Jackson

12:40 Best Start in Leeds with Sally Goodwin-Mills

12:50 Inequalities & Adverse Childhood Experiences: Implications for Baby Week with Professor Nick Frost, Leeds Beckett University

13:05 Childhood, Play & The Baby Brain, Sarah Lloyd, CAMHs

13:25 Official launch of Facemums with Dr Lesley Choucri and Jude Jones RM, & Lord Mayor Eileen Taylor

13:45 Top Tips for Talking with Sara Winfield - Specialist Children’s Speech and Language Therapist

13:55 Leeds Baby Bank with Chantal Nogbou

14:00 A New Jigsaw with author Sarah Davis

14:10 Refreshments, Stalls & Pamper Station with LUSH Leeds

14:30 Workshops 1:

1. Pregnancy relaxation taster session with Community Midwife Val Watson

2. Yoga with Diddly-Oms

3. No/low-cost ideas for creating calm and connection with Child and Adult Counsellor Shelly James

4. NEST: Introducing a new peer-led approach for promoting perinatal mental health in Leeds with Liz Neill, Lisa Hammond and Anna Simpson from the NESTLeeds team

15:00 Workshops 2:

1. Pregnancy relaxation taster session with Community Midwife Val Watson

2. Yoga with Diddly-Oms

3. NEST: Introducing a new peer-led approach for promoting perinatal mental health in Leeds with Liz Neill, Lisa Hammond and Anna Simpson from the NESTLeeds team

15:30 Networking

15:45 Close

There will also be entertainment by Made with Music, a talk by an author and many interesting stalls and workshops.

For the full calendar of events throughout the city for Baby Week 2019, please visit our website: www.babyweek.co.uk/babyweek2019