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Parents and Babies: Health Services

Commons · Question 28574 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Maya Ellis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what way national guidance, training frameworks and service specifications for maternity, health visiting and perinatal mental health services support the use of evidence based observational app

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 18 Sep 2026

National guidance and service specifications recognise the importance of early parent-infant relationships and helping parents understand and respond to their baby’s needs. The refreshed Healthy Child Programme guidance and Best Start Family Hubs and Heal...