This issue focused on the importance of offering early assistance to parents in the pre-birth period. This can help parents to demonstrate how they have changed, or how they can change, so they can safely care for their baby, and can ensure that everyone involved is clear about what will happen after the baby is born. In several filmed interviews, councils discussed their approaches and changes they have made to better support families.
Newborn babies and care proceedings was a bulletin for professionals involved in safeguarding babies at or close to birth that provided links to a range of resources to assist them in this complex area of work.
