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Baby Week
Baby Week brings together services to promote the best start in life, celebrating early childhood and raising awareness of the vital first five years through annual citywide events and national collaboration.
Baby Week takes place annually in 40 regions, bringing sectors and services together from 14 to 20 November to champion the best start in life.
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More about Baby Week
The initiative was inspired by Brazil’s Semana do Bebe (UNICEF 2010), following a visit to the country by Churchill Fellow Lucy Potter. Leeds hosted the first English speaking Baby Week in 2016 with Child Friendly Leeds, NHS and partners across the city and since has shared best practice with other towns and cities. In 2019, we were nominated and came in second place as charity of the year by The British Journal of Midwifery Practice Awards (BJM).
Over the past eight years, hundreds of citywide events have been held with thousands of attendees including parents, expectant parents, practitioners and professionals, and of course babies! Each city hosting the week has the opportunity to celebrate and bring together the work of maternity and early years services, helping to raise awareness of the critical developmental growth stages and a real focus on the 1001 days in order to give every baby the best start in life.
All You Need to Know
This year will be the second year that we are taking part in Baby Week. We are committed to ensuring that every child has the best possible start in life.
By coming together, we can share knowledge, highlight local support services, and raise awareness of the importance of the first 1001 days, a critical period that shapes lifelong health and wellbeing.Join in the conversation
Stay connected with us throughout Baby Week by following our social media channels for the latest updates on all the exciting events and activities happening across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Throughout the week, we’ll also be sharing key messages, helpful advice, and information about local services that can support you and your family, all aimed at giving every baby the best possible start in life.
Don’t forget to join the conversation by using the hashtags #BabyWeekCambridgeshire and #BabyWeekPeterborough and tag us in your posts to show us what you’re getting up to during Baby Week - we’d love to see and share your celebrations.
