Next training for the Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS) on 26th & 27th of October 2016 in Cambridge, UK

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Supporting early parent-infant relationships through a better understanding of baby behaviour and communication

About the Brazelton Centre UK

“Every baby is different and has many ways to tell us what they would like us to do. The NBO provides the baby with a ‘voice’”

Dr. T. Berry Brazelton

"The NBO has proven to be a really useful tool and has been received extremely well by my clients. I would say it has changed my relationship with parents to the positive, as parents are delighted to see how their baby responds to them."

Health Visitor, Manchester

UK Infant Mental Health Week: To raise awareness of Infant Mental Health, the Brazelton Centre UK was out and around Cambridge spreading news of the important work that we do.

Right from birth, babies are ready to build a relationship with parents.

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The NBAS is recommended in the Healthy Child Programme (2009, UK Department of Health). The NBAS and NBO are recommended in the National Heath Visiting Core Service Specification (2014-15, 2015-16) and the 1001 Critical Days Manifesto.

THE BRAZELTON
CENTRE UK

The Brazelton Centre UK is a charity whose primary goals are to promote an understanding of baby behaviour and development and to foster strong infant-parent relationships.

The Brazelton Centre UK offers training and advice to researchers and co-ordinates collaborative research projects in different settings around the world.

Supporting Practitioners & Researchers

Our Centre facilitates communication amongst practitioners involved in clinical work with infants and families and in research on infant development and infant-parent issues.

We also offer training and advice to researchers. Our approach is strength-based and collaborative as we share the wonderful abilities of babies from birth to 3 months old with parents.

SUPPORTING
PARENTS

We support parents in understanding how their babies communicate. Research shows that supporting parents in the antenatal and postnatal period can prevent difficult relationships forming, and prevent post-natal symptoms.

Parents may contact our Centre if they would like a session with their baby, which can often help them to understand what their baby is saying.