Birth to Five

A key Department of Health publication, Birth to Five is a trusted authority on all aspects of early years. By providing in-depth support, useful contact information and advice on rights and benefits, the book is an excellent addition to the support provided by the health visiting team. Birth to Five gives parents information on:

• becoming a parent

• taking care of yourself and your child

• finding practical help and support

Birth to Five aims to:

• introduce parents to the Healthy Child Programme for the first years of life

• provide a guide to the early years of life, ensuring mother, her partner and baby have support throughout this time

• explain, in an encouraging and engaging manner, the different aspects of the first five years of life, ensuring optimal health and wellbeing of all involved

• reinforce and act as an addition to the advice from midwives and health visitors

To download a copy of Birth to Five, click here. This is a very large file (10 megabytes) and could take a while to download. To download individual chapters, go to the Department of Health website by clicking here. These downloads are all in PDF format - it you don't have a PDF reader on your PC, you can get a free one here.