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By Petty, J, Whiting, L & Harding, C. (2023). This week’s blog comes from Dr. Julia Petty and Dr. Lisa Whiting from the University of Hertfordshire and Professor Celia Harding from City University of London, who are sharing thoughts on how nurses can support parents to communicate with their premature babies.  Babies born prematurely are at increased risk of developing speech, language and communication problems (Harding et al., 2019; Rabie et al, 2015) which can significantly impact on educational achievements and the ability to engage socially during early years. These difficulties can be wide ranging and include problems with being able to learn [...]

Our Early Years Project Manager (and mum of twins) Alison shares what she learnt recently about the work of speech and language therapists in neonatal units. From The National Literacy Trust 25 Jun 2019 At the Hot Topics in Neonatal Speech and Language Therapy conference last week, I was surprised – and fascinated – to learn about speech and language therapists working in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). It had never occurred to me that there would be a need for that, but the conference opened my eyes to the important work that they do. READ MORE [...]

Bradford Royal Infirmary teams up with local library service to give babies the best start in life with books Published on: 16 June 2022 Sharing a book with babies in their earliest months supports their brain development, communication skills, helps families bond,and reduces stress according to leading Neonatal Consultant Dr Aishin Lok.   A newborn baby. Image: Canva Dr Aishin Lok and the team from the Neonatal Unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary have teamed up with Bradford Libraries to get Bookstart Baby packs to the hospital’s youngest patients.   The books and resources in the Bookstart Baby pack have been specifically designed with the developmental needs of [...]