How the lingering effects of the pandemic are affecting the lives of new parents and young children.
Leanne's baby daughter didn't see anyone but close family until she was nearly one
Nurseries were closed, she couldn't see family and getting through the basics of each day was a huge struggle."You cannot bring yourself out of it - you think everyone is better off without you."Compared with normal times, there was little support for new parents, babies and young children during the pandemic.
"If services remain remote, many of these babies are invisible and their needs go unaddressed," says Sally Hogg, from the Parent Infant Foundation.Leanne started to feel better last summer, when childcare bubbles were allowed and her husband took time off work, but she believes the impact on her daughter, now two years old, has been profound."All those missed activities, photos, and all those firsts," laments Leanne."My baby's first word was mask.
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