Somerset Pre-birth Planning Toolkit - To be used in conjunction with the South West Child Protection Procedures

Pre-Birth Planning Toolkit

Updated: November 2024

Hospital Risk Assessment added to useful resources.

Updated: August 2024

Updates to the Pre-birth safeguarding plan template:

  • Wording changes to consider safeguarding needs in the early postnatal period (as well as during the birth).
  • Clearer definition of whether parenting observations (health staff recording their observations of parenting whilst delivering clinical care) or supervision (arrangements made by Children’s Social Care to ensure the safety of the baby) are required.
  • Additional question asking whether a Children’s Social Care Hospital Risk Assessment is required. This assessment is only used in high risk situations to manage the safety of the child in relation to the risk posed by the parents or family.

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