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Parents in Mind Project Targets New Dads’ Mental Health

With Father’s Day (20th June) and International Fathers’ Mental Health Day (21st June) approaching, NCT is calling for more recognition of new dads’ mental health issues.

NCT responds to the Government’s Women's Health Strategy

NCT contributes to the Government’s strategy to improve women's health and care. 

NCT hosts expert panel to consider the Covid-19 vaccine, pregnancy and breastfeeding

NCT has hosted a panel of expert clinicians to answer questions about the Covid-19 vaccine during pregnancy or when breastfeeding.

NCT joins the ‘Shaping the Future with Volunteering’ coalition 

NCT has joined the ‘Shaping the Future with Volunteering’ coalition, launching today (Monday 7 June). 

Our guide to re-starting support services for expectant and new parents

NCT and the Breastfeeding Network, in collaboration with an alliance of supporting organisations and in consultation with Public Health England, have today released a new guide to re-starting support services for expectant and new parents during Covid-19. 

NCT finds a quarter of new mothers are not asked about their mental health

New mothers are still not being asked about their mental health despite GP practices in England now being funded to do so, according to new research¹ by NCT.

NCT responds to NHS England's new mental health services

In response to today’s announcement by NHS England of new mental health services for new, expectant and bereaved mothers, Sarah McMullen, Director of Impact and Engagement, NCT, said:

NCT's response to 'The Best Start for Life' Review

In response to the launch today by MP Andrea Leadsom of 'The Best Start for Life' Review, Angela McConville, Chief Executive, NCT, said:

NCT supports call for urgent COVID-19 funding to address the ‘baby blindspot’

The #WhatAboutUs campaign, launching today, the first birthday of the first babies born in lockdown, is calling on the Government to extend COVID-19 catch-up funding to support the 600,000 babies born in the last year.

NCT supports International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21st March), NCT supports Birthrights’ call for a national inquiry into racial injustice in maternity services.