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Parents will be offered greater support with infant feeding, mental health and bonding with their babies, under new plans to set up 1,000 'one-stop shops'

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The UK government plans to establish up to 1,000 "one-stop shops" for infant care across England by 2028 as part of a new "Healthy Babies" programme. These hubs will provide parents with access to midwives, health visitors, and other family services focused on infant feeding, mental health support, and bonding activities. Health Secretary Yvette Cooper announced this initiative at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, comparing it to the former Sure Start program which aimed to boost early childhood development but was later scaled back due to funding cuts.

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Yvette Cooper, Health and Social Care Secretary of the UK's Labour government, announced plans on Wednesday at the Labour conference in Liverpool to revive the principles of the Sure Start program with a new initiative called "Healthy Babies." This scheme aims to expand services for parents and infants across all local authority areas in England. The goal is to establish up to 1,000 family hubs by April 2027, offering enhanced support including infant feeding assistance, mental health support, and relationship-building with newborns. Labour plans to invest £500 million over the next two years for this expansion, mirroring the original Sure Start program that was initiated in 1998 but later dismantled by Conservative cuts post-2010. The new policy aims to address disparities in early childhood care and support families through integrated health and social services.

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“While both articles discuss plans to expand support for families and infants, akin to the Sure Start program, they do not describe the exact same specific announcement or initiative.”

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Parents will be offered greater support with infant feeding, mental health and bonding with their babies under plans to expand family hubs. asserted

Parents → see → hubs

The government will establish up to 1,000 'one–stop shops' for infant care across England by 2028 to help give children a better start in life. asserted

government → establish → life

They will give mums and dads access to midwives, health visitors and other family services as part of a 'Healthy Babies' programme. asserted

They → give → programme

It is reminiscent of the Sure Start programme, launched by the last Labour government in 1998, initially targeting disadvantaged areas before developing into a nationwide network of children's centres. asserted

It → launch → centres

It brought together early education, childcare, health and family support for children under five and has been credited with boosting academic success and improving health outcomes. asserted

It → bring → outcomes

The network was substantially reduced after 2010 when it had its funding cut. asserted

funding → reduce → 2010

Making the announcement at Labour conference in Liverpool today [WED], health secretary Yvette Cooper is expected to say: 'Since the election, Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell have been working to rebuild family hubs across the country, bringing back support for parents and for young children. asserted

Phillipson → make → children

But something is missing. asserted

something → miss → ?

Parents will be offered greater support with infant feeding, mental health and bonding with their babies under plans to expand family hubs ' asserted

Parents → offer → hubs

'That changes now. asserted

That → change → ?

I can announce we will bring back the Sure Start health services into every family centre. asserted

we → announce → centre

One of the Labour Party's greatest achievements restored to families throughout the land.' asserted

One → restore → land

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