Cheshire & Merseyside Baby Week 2022
#BabyWeekCM22
What’s it all about?
Baby Week brings together cross-sector organisations, families and caregivers to promote the importance of women’s health and giving all our babies the best possible start in life. Cheshire and Merseyside Women’s Health and Maternity (WHAM) works closely with local partners to help raise awareness of important baby health and wellbeing issues throughout the month.
Designed to
- Promote the importance of women’s health
- Work together to give babies the best possible start in life
- Bring together local organisations, colleagues, families and caregivers
Help us to celebrate Baby Week 2022
Upcoming events
Past events
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20 Nov 2022Homotopia Family Weekender at the Bluecoat
Join Homotopia and friends for a weekend of creative activities and fun performances, suitable for all the family (however you define yours).Featuring badge making, storytelling, live dance, and a huge family-friendly party!
More information on Homotopia Family Weekender at the Bluecoat
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20 Nov 2022Holding Time Audio Trail and Buggy Walk
60-90 minute self-guided trail
Welcome to the #BabyWeekCM Holding Time audio trail which launches on 14 November. Whether you are a visitor, or born and bred in Liverpool, we hope that you will enjoy the intimate portrait of motherhood and breastfeeding, this free self-guided audio tour reveals. Anchored to some of most iconic city centre’s cultural venues as well as the high street there is an uplifting trail awaiting you running alongside a packed Baby Week programme and a host of breast feeding friendly venues ready to welcome you.
More details will be available on the website soon
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19 Nov 2022Little World
Come to our Little World full of Big Ideas! Bring along the little ones for creative play, songs, stories and more. Explore the world, the museum, and our collections through toys, sensory playtime, replica objects and reliefs, tactile materials, and open-ended crafts and colouring in a safe, enclosed environment.
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19 Nov 2022Homotopia Family Weekender at the Bluecoat
Join Homotopia and friends for a weekend of creative activities and fun performances, suitable for all the family (however you define yours).Featuring badge making, storytelling, live dance, and a huge family-friendly party!
More information on Homotopia Family Weekender at the Bluecoat
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19 Nov 2022Little Liverpool
A hands-on fantasy world especially for children under the age of six to play and learn.
Sessions at 10.15am, 11am, 11.45am, 1.15pm, 2pm and 2.45pm
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19 Nov 2022Big Art
Big Art for Little Artists is a dedicated children’s gallery at the Walker Art Gallery, designed for children aged 0-5 to enjoy with their parents/grandparents and all carers.
Big Art operates on a drop-in basis 10-12, 1-2.30 and 3 - 4.30. Look out for Big Art special events too!
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19 Nov 2022Little World
Come to our Little World full of Big Ideas! Bring along the little ones for creative play, songs, stories and more. Explore the world, the museum, and our collections through toys, sensory playtime, replica objects and reliefs, tactile materials, and open-ended crafts and colouring in a safe, enclosed environment.
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19 Nov 2022Holding Time Audio Trail and Buggy Walk
60-90 minute self-guided trail
Welcome to the #BabyWeekCM Holding Time audio trail which launches on 14 November. Whether you are a visitor, or born and bred in Liverpool, we hope that you will enjoy the intimate portrait of motherhood and breastfeeding, this free self-guided audio tour reveals. Anchored to some of most iconic city centre’s cultural venues as well as the high street there is an uplifting trail awaiting you running alongside a packed Baby Week programme and a host of breast feeding friendly venues ready to welcome you.
More details will be available on the website soon
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18 Nov 2022Sefton Park Library Rhyme Time
Sefton Park Library under 5's Rhyme Time
And subsequently every Friday 2:00pm– 2:45pm – term time only
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18 Nov 2022Little World
Come to our Little World full of Big Ideas! Bring along the little ones for creative play, songs, stories and more. Explore the world, the museum, and our collections through toys, sensory playtime, replica objects and reliefs, tactile materials, and open-ended crafts and colouring in a safe, enclosed environment.
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18 Nov 2022Little Liverpool
A hands-on fantasy world especially for children under the age of six to play and learn.
Sessions at 1.15pm, 2pm, 2.45pm and 3.45pm
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18 Nov 2022Tiny Liverpool
Join us in our Little Liverpool children's gallery for these very special mornings dedicated to our tiniest visitors. The session is a chance to meet other parents, grandparents and carers, and take part in singing, story and play activities.
Collect a free ticket on the day from the welcome desk.
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18 Nov 2022Big Art
Big Art for Little Artists is a dedicated children’s gallery at the Walker Art Gallery, designed for children aged 0-5 to enjoy with their parents/grandparents and all carers.
Big Art operates on a drop-in basis 10-12, 1-2.30 and 3 - 4.30. Look out for Big Art special events too!
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18 Nov 2022Reaping the Benefits of Asset Based Working to Improve Maternal Mental Health
Improving Me is delighted to announce Dr Mary Ann Stephenson will be sharing the latest Women’s Budget Group’s research and analysis of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on women and family poverty. This session will be followed by a celebration of voluntary sector led innovations designed to disrupt health inequalities and fuel wellbeing supported by an Improving Me small grants scheme in December 2021.
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18 Nov 2022Little World
Come to our Little World full of Big Ideas! Bring along the little ones for creative play, songs, stories and more. Explore the world, the museum, and our collections through toys, sensory playtime, replica objects and reliefs, tactile materials, and open-ended crafts and colouring in a safe, enclosed environment.
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18 Nov 2022Breck Road Library Story Time
Breck Road Library under 5's Story Time
And subsequently every Monday and Friday -term time only 10:00am-11:30am
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17 Nov 2022Little World
Come to our Little World full of Big Ideas! Bring along the little ones for creative play, songs, stories and more. Explore the world, the museum, and our collections through toys, sensory playtime, replica objects and reliefs, tactile materials, and open-ended crafts and colouring in a safe, enclosed environment.
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17 Nov 2022Pre-term Birth Matters
Baby Week is delighted to welcome back Phil McHale from Liverpool University to share his research on factors impacting on preterm births. Phil we joined in conversation by Improving Me's Smoking in Pregnancy team to consider challenges, solutions and a call to action.
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17 Nov 2022Look Say Sing Play (LSSP) – Early Years On-Line Safety
Join this NSPCC Cheshire and Merseyside Baby Week Partner Look Say Sing Play session to explore why online safety matters for toddlers. The LSSP Merseyside Campaign Steering Group has put together a series of Online Safety Webinars; aimed at parents for Baby Week. There are 3 sessions to choose from:
- Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 09:30
- Thursday, 17 November 2022, 12:30
- Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 17:30
The content is tailored towards Early Years, so it will compliment wider LSSP campaign activity.
More information and book Look Say Sing Play (LSSP) – Early Years On-Line Safety
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17 Nov 2022One Knowsley Baby Week Kirkby Networking Event
Perinatal Community of Practice
One Knowsley Baby Week Kirkby Networking Event
- Join this Knowsley networking event and bring your own resources to display and share
- A great opportunity to learn about the wonderful work of the VCSE organisations who provide the Social Prescriptions for the patients in Kirkby and to meet the fantastic Perinatal organisations that the social prescribing team have been building relationships with over the past few months
- Hear all about the Perinatal Mental Health Social Prescribing Project in Kirkby
- Light refreshments will be provided.
To book contact Jessy Noe at One Knowsley Email Jessy.noe@OneKnowsley.org and put Perinatal Community of Practice Kirkby Networking Event in the subject line.
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17 Nov 2022Look Say Sing Play (LSSP) – Parent or Carer Drop In
As part of Baby Week the LSSP Merseyside steering group have organised a LSSP parent drop-In. This will allow parents / carers to talk about LSSP resources with members of the team over tea and coffee.
More information and book Look Say Sing Play (LSSP) – Parent or Carer Drop In
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17 Nov 2022Wavertree Library Rhyme Time
Wavertree Library under 5's Rhyme Time
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17 Nov 2022Babies Get Listening
Come and join the museum storyteller, who will take you on a magical journey together in this fun-filled storytelling session.
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17 Nov 2022Little Liverpool
A hands-on fantasy world especially for children under the age of six to play and learn.
Sessions at 1.15pm, 2pm, 2.45pm and 3.45pm
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17 Nov 2022More than medicine, creative health solutions: developing a prevention and protection toolkit
This webinar will showcase how cutting-edge developments harnessing cultural assets can provide solutions to seemingly intractable health problems.
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17 Nov 2022Big Art
Big Art for Little Artists is a dedicated children’s gallery at the Walker Art Gallery, designed for children aged 0-5 to enjoy with their parents/grandparents and all carers.
Big Art operates on a drop-in basis 10-12, 1-2.30 and 3 - 4.30. Look out for Big Art special events too!
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16 Nov 2022The Emerald Sky - in Collaboration with Liverpool Libraries and the University of Liverpool Institute of Irish Studies
Do you have an affinity with the land that’s only a stone’s throw away from Liverpool? Then come and hear the stories and language that belongs to you. Tales of warrior women, wailing banshees (bean sidhes), shapeshifting sea creatures and the strange, dark deeds of “the other crowd”. A Baby Week storytelling first with multi award winning Storyteller/Seanchaí Maria Buckley Whatton and Irish speaker and academic Eoghan Aherne.
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16 Nov 2022Building a Best for Baby Revolution
Improving Me is delighted to share this invitation to a powerful theatrical performance, in response to shocking health inequalities experienced by mothers in the asylum process. The performance will be followed by a discussion. Eventbrite tickets are FREE.
More information and book Building a Best for Baby Revolution
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16 Nov 2022Centering USA - Bringing Back The Joy - A Collaboration with Better Start Bradford
A great opportunity to hear from an experienced midwife Devi Roisin who is based in a public hospital in Oakland California, the most diverse locality in the USA. Devi will talk about the incredible impact centering has had on mums and maternity staff. Not only is it impacting on safety it is transforming all those who take part.
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16 Nov 2022Little World
Come to our Little World full of Big Ideas! Bring along the little ones for creative play, songs, stories and more. Explore the world, the museum, and our collections through toys, sensory playtime, replica objects and reliefs, tactile materials, and open-ended crafts and colouring in a safe, enclosed environment.
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16 Nov 2022Safeguarding is Everyone's Business
The cost of living crisis is fuelling violence in the home and prevents women from fleeing domestic abuse.
More information and book Safeguarding is Everyone's Business
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16 Nov 2022Writing For Wellness Workshop
A FREE online writing workshop in collaboration with Improving Me and Cheshire & Merseyside NHS for Baby Week.
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16 Nov 2022Bridging the Gap to Booking
Join Improving Me's lead midwife for treating tobacco dependency, Lara Jones and the Leighton maternity support team, Lauren Goodlad and Sian Doulton, specialist public health support workers; talking about why a holistic needs assessment upon self-referral to maternity care, prior to booking an appointment with a midwife, is so important and helps ensure early appropriate signposting to support services.
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16 Nov 2022Storywalkers presents Babbling Babies
Also on 23 Nov, 30 Nov, 7 Dec
Join us amongst the art works in the gallery for sensory play, rhymes and books.
More information and book Storywalkers presents Babbling Babies
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16 Nov 2022Norris Green Library Rhyme Time
And subsequently Wednesday 10.30 – 11.15am – term time only
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16 Nov 2022Dovecot Library Story Time
Dovecot Library under 5's Story Time
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16 Nov 2022Childwall Library Rhyme Time
Childwall Library under 5's Rhyme Time
And subsequently every Wednesday – term time only – 10.30 - 11.30
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16 Nov 2022Babies Get Messy
Let your baby explore paints and colours in this fun creative play session. Create a wonderful picture to take home.
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16 Nov 2022Little Liverpool
A hands-on fantasy world especially for children under the age of six to play and learn.
Sessions at 1.15pm, 2pm, 2.45pm and 3.45pm
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16 Nov 2022Big Art
Big Art for Little Artists is a dedicated children’s gallery at the Walker Art Gallery, designed for children aged 0-5 to enjoy with their parents/grandparents and all carers.
Big Art operates on a drop-in basis 10-12, 1-2.30 and 3 - 4.30. Look out for Big Art special events too!
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16 Nov 2022Beyond the Bedside -What Matters to the Person
More information and book Beyond the Bedside -What Matters to the Person
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15 Nov 2022An NHS First -The Wirral Maternity Advice Service
Establishing a health justice maternity pilot -our journey
More information and book An NHS First -The Wirral Maternity Advice Service
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15 Nov 2022Rethinking Maternity Services
Improving Me is absolutely delighted to welcome back Professor Soo Downe to set the scene to support discussion. Soo will be joined by Improving Me lead midwives Debby Gould and Jane Cooper and Better Start Bradfords specialist midwife Rachel Middleton Join us to explore how do we develop accelerate the implementation of sustainable, evidence-informed, compassionate, safe and personalised maternity care.
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15 Nov 2022Look Say Sing Play (LSSP)– Familiarisation Session for Early Years Practitioners
Designed for the early year’s workforce as part of Baby Week the LSSP Merseyside Campaign Steering Group has put on a familiarisation session; aimed at front line professionals. Building brains together.
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15 Nov 2022Lee Valley Library Rhyme Time
And subsequently every Tuesday 1:00pm – 2.15pm – all year round Call to book Tel: 0151 233 1750
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15 Nov 2022Babies Get Moving
Join in with our gentle and playful moving session especially for Liver babies and their grown-ups. Learn new skills as you move along to songs and rhymes together.
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15 Nov 2022Little Liverpool
A hands-on fantasy world especially for children under the age of six to play and learn.
Sessions at 10.15am, 11am, 11.45am, 1.15pm, 2pm and 2.45pm
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15 Nov 2022Maternity Action - Understanding Complexity
Maternity Action webinar on understanding complexity in relation to maternity and new arrivals, refugees and asylum seekers
More information and book Maternity Action - Understanding Complexity
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15 Nov 2022Big Art
Big Art for Little Artists is a dedicated children’s gallery at the Walker Art Gallery, designed for children aged 0-5 to enjoy with their parents/grandparents and all carers.
Big Art operates on a drop-in basis 10-12, 1-2.30 and 3 - 4.30. Look out for Big Art special events too!
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15 Nov 2022Fazakerley Library Rhyme Time
Fazakerley Library under 5 Rhyme Time
And subsequently every Tuesday – term time only – 10:00 – 11:00
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Get involved!
To find out more information or to get involved with the week, please email info@improvingme.org.uk.
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