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NCT looking for nominations for their Practitioner Awards
Many members will have at some point had contact with the NCT during their pregnancy, breastfeeding or at postnatal groups. The NCT are looking for nominations of that special person who helped and supported you, so if you know an NCT antenatal teacher, breastfeeding counsellor or postnatal leader who deserves special recognition for their hard…
Support the NCT Big Push
NCT, the UK’s largest charity for parents, is asking you to push your pram, slip on your sling or take your toddlers by the hand and get your family and friends together for The Big Push this summer, a sponsored buggy push to raise funds to help further the charity’s work with new parents in…
Get ready for a new career with NCT and University of Worcester
If you’re looking for a rewarding job you can fit around your family, or are thinking about returning to study or work after having a baby, a change of career to become an NCT practitioner could be just what you need. NCT, the UK’s largest charity for parents, and the University of Worcester have joined…
Posted in Work Postnatal
Tagged Birth, Doula, flexible working, NCT, Pregnancy, returning to work, work, working
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Dads are staying home
The number of men staying at home to bring up their children has almost doubled in the last 15 years (Source: Office of National Statistics). More fathers are working part-time and sharing the childcare. Over the same period the number of stay-at-home mums has fallen by almost a quarter. Being a home dad is becoming…
Posted in Childcare, Dad, News, Parenting
Tagged Dad, Family, Father, flexible working, NCT, News, stay at home
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Nominate your local NCT Star 2012
Have you had great support from a special volunteer at your local NCT branch? The UK’s largest charity for parents, is inviting anyone who has benefited from support or services through their local branch network to nominate an NCT volunteer for a prestigious award. The annual NCT Stars Awards, sponsored by Pampers, recognise and celebrate…
MIDIRS and NCT merge to create improved maternity services in UK
Two leading UK charities dedicated to improving maternity care announced their official merger. MIDIRS, a key provider of innovative and evidence-based information resources for maternity health care professionals and students, and NCT, the UK’s foremost charity for parents which champions user involvement in both maternity services and maternity research, have long since shared similar values and…
NHS and NCT antenatal classes
NHS Classes These may be run by your local midwife, or at the hospital. They may cover labour and birth in detail, or they may cover skills for labour in just one or two sessions and devote more time to handling your baby and what to expect after the birth. Advantages they are free they tend to be…
Posted in Antenatal Care
Tagged antenatal class, labour and birth, Midwife, National Childbirth Trust, NCT, Postnatal
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Cost of the cuts to families
As further fears of a double dip recession which would place increasing pressure on the family purse, as figures emerged that the economy shrank at the end of last year. New and expectant parents are already starting to feel the bite from the Government cuts, and NCT, the UK’s largest parenting charity, is worried about how those who rely…
Posted in Money matters
Tagged Babies, baby products, Bumps, Child benefit, Child Trust Fund, food, National Childbirth Trust, NCT, Nottingham, on government
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