What is the NCT Campaigning For?

NCT has been campaigning for over 50 years - achieving change for new parents. Our national campaigning work is based around three campaign areas and our three policies on:

• Pregnancy and Birth;
• Babyfeeding; and 
• Parenthood.

In the run up to the 2015 General Election, NCT has produced a Manifesto setting out the actions needed by the next Government to help support parents during their First 1,000 Days of parenthood. We want the main political parties to include these solutions in their own manifestos. You can help by taking the Manifesto to your local MP. 

NCT's 2015 Manifesto

The NCT campaigns in three areas: pregnancy and birth; baby feeding and parenthood and on these objectives

Pregnancy & Birth

1. One-to-one support in labour
2. Birth environments designed around women's needs
3. Easily accessible, individualised services for all
4. Choice of place of birth
5. Well-informed parents and professionals
6. Protection and promotion of the normality of birth

Babyfeeding

1. The Baby Friendly Initiative being fully implemented
2. Informed, individualised support
3. Integrated government breastfeeding strategies
4. Peer and specialist supporters
5. Well informed and supportive communities

NCT supports and campaigns for all parents regardless of how they choose to feed their babies.We want all parents to feel supported in their decision regarding how they feed their baby. We know that most parents make the decision to breastfeed their babies but there are barriers to being able to do this for as long as they wish. Breastfeeding provides babies with the healthiest possible start in life in terms of growth and development. We aim to raise awareness of the barriers faced by those who want to breastfeed and we campaign for more supports to allow women to overcome these barriers.The 2005 UK Infant Feeding Survey found that 73 per cent of mothers stopped breastfeeding before they wanted to.

Early parenthood

1. Information on parenting approaches to be evidence-based
2. Continuous parent-centred, empowering services
3. Improved postnatal care
4. High quality, affordable childcare
5. Improved maternity and paternity pay and leave

NCT aims for all parents to have a positive start to family life. We want all women and men to feel prepared and supported to become confident and caring parents. We value and promote high quality social, financial and emotional support for all parents, as well as opportunities for men and women to prepare for the transition to parenthood.

• For more information on each of the campaigning areas please click on the links above. 
• For access to resources you can use to help you campaign for change where you live click here. 
• To become an NCT member and support the work of the NCT, click here.

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