THE CHALLENGE

Building on the success of the Pregnancy Bonding Programme, Enfield Family Hubs and Hands on Babies are now exploring the development of a fully integrated 1001 Days Pathway that supports families from pregnancy through infancy.

The proposed pathway brings together Pregnancy Bonding, Baby Massage and Baby Yoga into a single attachment-focused model of support, enabling practitioners to engage families earlier, strengthen parent-infant relationships and provide continuity of support throughout the critical first 1001 days.

The pathway aligns closely with the ambitions of the Government's Children's Social Care Reforms, which place greater emphasis on early intervention, prevention, family help and relationship-based practice. By supporting families before difficulties escalate, services can build trust, improve engagement and strengthen protective factors at the earliest possible stage.

The integrated pathway would enable Enfield practitioners to:

• Engage families during pregnancy rather than waiting until concerns emerge after birth.
• Build trusted relationships with parents earlier in their parenting journey.
• Strengthen attachment, bonding and parent-infant relationships from the earliest stages of development.
• Support parental confidence, emotional wellbeing and infant mental health.
• Provide a consistent relationship-based approach across Family Hub and Health services.
• Create a seamless support pathway from pregnancy through infancy.

By combining practical attachment-focused interventions across pregnancy and the postnatal period, Enfield has the opportunity to create a sustainable model of early intervention that supports both Family Hub priorities and wider Social Care Reform objectives.