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Festive routines may change, safe sleep shouldn’t: PHA advice for parents

As temperatures drop and routines change during the festive period, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding parents and guardians that following safer sleep advice is essential to reduce the risk of sudden infant death. Emily Roberts, Director of Nursing at the Public Health Agency, said: "The festive period can bring extra challenges – colder weather, busier homes and alternative sleeping arrangements. While it’s natural to want to keep your baby warm and comfortable, it’s important to remember safe sleeping advice. Adding extra blankets or sharing a bed for warmth can increase risks.

Knit, natter and lots of yarn… Ballywalter Seniors Club knits 200 breasts to support new mums

The Ballywalter Seniors Club’s Knit and Natter group, along with Millisle Health and Wellbeing group, has completed an extraordinary project, knitting 200 breast models to support midwifery education at Queen’s University Belfast. The handcrafted teaching aids will be used by student midwives to learn essential skills such as positioning and attachment for breastfeeding, helping future healthcare professionals provide better support to new mothers on their breastfeeding journey. The group meets every other week at Ballywalter Village Hall, offering a welcoming space for people to share skills

Childhood immunisation schedule changes and translations

This flyer outlines the changes to the routine childhood immunisation schedule in Northern Ireland in 2025 and 2026 as recommended by the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

This flyer outlines the changes to the routine childhood immunisation schedule in Northern Ireland in 2025 and 2026 as recommended by the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

Hexavalent (6 in 1) combination vaccine (routine immunisation programme)

Information for healthcare professionals about the hexavalent (6-in-1) combination vaccine, given in the routine childhood immunisation programme.

 

Information for healthcare professionals about the inclusion of hepatitis B vaccine in the new hexavalent combination vaccine, given in the routine immunisation programme.

Bottlefeeding

This booklet provides new safety information on the preparation and storage of infant formula milk and is aimed at minimising the risk of infection from bacteria that may sometimes be present in the milk powder.

This booklet provides new safety inormation on the preparation and storage of infant formula milk and is aimed at minimising the risk of infection from bacteria that may sometimes be present in the milk powder. It explains how to sterilise feeding equipment and make up formula milk, and highlights the safety precautions that need to be observed.

Advice on giving infant paracetamol after MenB vaccination

This factsheet offers advice on giving infant paracetamol after the meningitis B vaccination that is offered to infants aged 8 to 16 weeks.

This factsheet offers advice on giving infant paracetamol after  the meningitis B vaccination that is offered to infants aged two months and four months.

Meningococcal B immunisation programme - Factsheet for healthcare professionals

This professional factsheet explains about the Meningitis B vaccination that is offered to infants aged from two months.

 

This professional factsheet explains about the Meningitis B vaccination that is offered to infants aged from two months.

 


Hepatitis B: what your positive screening result means (English and translations)

This leaflet is for pregnant women who have been diagnosed with hepatitis B. It provides information on the care pathway for these women.

This leaflet is for pregnant women who have been diagnosed with hepatitis B. It provides information on the care pathway for these women, including referral to a liver specialist, the vaccination course for the newborn child, and long-term protection from the infection. It has been updated to include new advice on immunisation of babies from 1 August 2017.


PDFs of the leaflet are also available in 15 languages.

Printing instructions are provided in a PDF below.

Rotavirus factsheet for parents (Immunisation)

This factsheet provides information for parents on the rotavirus vaccine given to babies at two and three months old. This is more detailed than the information contained in the leaflet Immunisation for babies up to a year old.

This factsheet provides information for parents on the rotavirus vaccine given to babies at two and three months old from July 2013. This is more detailed than the information contained in the leaflet Immunisation for babies up to a year old.

Rotavirus factsheet for healthcare practitioners (Immunisation)

This factsheet provides information for healthcare practitioners on the rotavirus vaccine given to babies at 8 and 12 weeks old.

This factsheet provides information for healthcare practitioners on the rotavirus vaccine given to babies at two and three months old from July 2013.

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