2017 Highlights

Best_Beginnings_Highlights_from_Jan-Dec_2017.pdf

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Support a parent using Baby Buddy app

Donating the amount of a cup of coffee per month can help maintain Baby Buddy app for one parent going through the same journey you did. By supporting future parents accessing Baby Buddy, you can help give each child and their parents the best start in life together.
Shabira Papain's address at the London Maternity and Midwifery Festival Feb 2019

Shabira Papain, Best Beginnings COO talk about putting research & evidence into practice - The role of co-creation in the development and implementation of the Baby Buddy app: a focus on perspective of healthcare professionals"
Taking on the hardest foot race in the world...the Marathon des Sables

I was told early on that you should tell as many people as you can that you are running the MDS and that you should do it for a charity. Both of these are incentives to see through the commitment and not find an excuse to back out - Best Beginnings is a fantastic charity supporting families during challenging times.
Special screening of Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

A huge thank you to our Ambassador Andy Serkis for his generous support of Best Beginnings and to The Everyman in Kings Cross for hosting an exclusive screening of the new Netflix release of Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle.

Baby Buddy app

The free multi-award winning app for parents and parents-to-be endorsed by the Department of Health and other leading health organisations in the UK.
Breastfeeding Videos

On this page you can watch the From Bump to Breastfeeding DVD videos. From Bump to Breastfeeding guides you through all the questions, and talks to young mums about what it’s really like. The videos follow four mums who decide to breastfeed their babies - it will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about breastfeeding and how to do it successfully.
From Bump to Breastfeeding

From Bump to Breastfeeding is a set of films following the journey of mums who decide to breastfeed their babies. The films tell you everything you ever wanted to know about having a happy breastfeeding experience.
Parents with learning disabilities
5. Graphic of a baby attaching on the breast
Parents who use drugs
Out of the Blue

Promoting mental health for parents and their children
The National Teenage Pregnancy Midwifery Network

Working to improve outcomes for teenage parents and their children by developing maternity services to meet their needs.
4. The early days and weeks
Our Vision

Our vision at Best Beginnings is that parents of all backgrounds have the knowledge and confidence to look after their own physical and mental health and to maximise their children's potential.

Volunteers Week at Best Beginnings

It's #VolunteersWeek and Harry, Beatrice and Francesco, our dear volunteers and interns, share their experience of volunteering for Best Beginnings. Read more