Speech, Language and Communication Pathway
Section
Lifecourse Stage > Pregnancy > UniversalSkip to exit page links
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Midwifery contact as per routine maternity pathway; health visitor antenatal review.
Assessment Find out more
Holistic health needs assessment carried out my midwife; holistic health needs assessment carried out by health visitor.
Action/ Find out more
Signposting to community based resources; engaging with families to support the home learning environment.
Key Message Find out more
Promoting parent-infant relationship; promoting parental bonding, reflective function and parental sensitivity.
Review Point
Midwifery contact as per routine maternity pathway.
Health visitor antenatal review.
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Assessment
Holistic health needs assessment carried out my midwife.
Holistic health needs assessment carried out by health visitor, including assessment of risk factors for speech, language and communication needs.
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Action/Intervention
Signposting to community based resources (eg libraries, children’s centres, family hubs, local voluntary and community sector services, clinics).
Engaging with families to support the home learning environment.
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Key Message
Promoting parent-infant relationship - supporting parents to be aware of the needs of their unborn baby.
Promoting parental bonding, reflective function and parental sensitivity during pregnancy, helping mothers and partners to identify with the baby and bond prenatally.
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