Maternal and New Born Health

Maternal and New Born Health

Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.  Perinatal health refers to health from 22 completed weeks gestation until 7 completed days after birth. 

Newborn health refers to babies’ first month of life.  A healthy start during the perinatal period influences infancy childhood and adulthood.

 

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  • Early Years Programme

    The Early Years Programme is a developmental programme set up to explore how expertise from service, academia, policy and others can be brought together to focus on early years – giving every child a healthy start.

  • Flying Start Wales

    Flying Start is the Welsh Government targeted Early Years programme for families with children under 4 years of age in some of the most deprived areas of Wales.

  • Antenatal Screening Wales

    Antenatal Screening Wales is part of Public Health Wales and provides information for women on the tests that are offered during pregnancy.

  • Newborn Hearing Screening Wales

    Newborn hearing screening started in North Wales in March 2003, and in October 2004 Newborn Hearing Screening Wales became the first fully implemented national newborn hearing screening programme in the UK.

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