I am a Health Visitor
86 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome!
We are Health Visitors in the UK and this podcast is for other Health Visitors, parents or anyone who works with families from antenatal to 5yrs. In each episode we chat about professional issues, common practice questions and cutting edge research to keep your knowledge current. We've done the reading and we'll discuss it together over a cup of tea, giving you the concise headlines you need to know to feel confident and prepared.
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Jenny & Amy
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Episodes
All about Expressing Breastmilk
July 12, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 99.3 MBThis episode links really well with our previous episodes about combination feeding and giving top ups (linked in resources section below). In this episode Jen shares all her IBCLC wisdom with us on expressing breastmilk. How much do you know about flanges?! We talk about: - when to express - the emotional and physical load of pumping - how to pump - 'hands on' expressing - does the flange fit - how much milk to expect Resources and Further Reading: Our previous episode on Combination F...
Infant poo under 6months - what's normal and what's not
June 14, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MBJen and Amy delve into the murky world of infant poo in the first six months! What to expect, what is a worry and what isn't. How is poo different between formula and breast or chestfed babies? Or mixed fed babies? What does that green poo mean? What about giving a bit of fruit juice or water for constipation? We answer all your questions and as usual it turns out to be more complicated than we imagined! Thanks to a listener for this request! Do get in touch with any questions, comments o...
Is there a new SIDs Biomarker?
May 31, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBAmy and Jen take a dive into a recent research paper suggesting there may be a newly identified biomarker for infants at high risk of SIDS. We look at the recent paper in detail, review the statistics and the methodology and consider what we are able to say and what we are not, as well as possible harms that might come from misinterpretation of the results. We also discuss the article in the context of the current theoretical approaches to SIDS research and general safe sleep advice which i...
Breastfeeding for Public Health Professionals - with Alison Spiro
May 17, 2022 05:00 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBAmy and Jen chat to the inspiring Alison Spiro who has a PhD in anthropology as well as practicing as a health visitor. Listing all her achievements is a podcast summary in itself, but across her career she has worked as a breastfeeding counsellor herself, established an incredibly successful peer support service, taken both a hospital and community trust to BabyFriendly accreditation, worked on the world breastfeeding trends initiative report in 2015, contributes to the APPG on infant feedin...
Slings and Babywearing with Maria Renshaw
May 03, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 43 MBThis week Jen talks to Maria Renshaw who runs a local sling library in Colchester about her experience of slings and all things baby-wearing from a very practical perspective. She goes through different types of baby wearing from soft wrap slings to buckle carriers with some tips on the differences, fitting, safety tips including the TICKs acronym, common worries about hips and knees, how to find your local services for sharing with parents. Thanks so much Maria for sharing your experience...
BASIS on Sleep Pods and Nests
April 19, 2022 05:00 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MBAmy and Jenny chat to the lovely Alice from the Baby and Infant Sleep Information Source (BASIS) about sleep pods and nests. We cover the evidence base - what can we and can't we say about these products. Are they safe or not? In what circumstances? How do we actually know one way or the other? We talk about what manufacturing standards these products are held to, as well as some of more the hidden risks and implications the use of these items have. We also consider the disproportionate i...
Contraception
March 22, 2022 06:00 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBJen and Amy go through the world of contraceptive advice. Although not directly our work, it's definitely connected and very relevant to health visitors. Often a bit of a neglected topic, it can be something we feel uncomfortable or poorly prepared to discuss with families. We hope our discussion solves some of those problems as we go through the contraceptive options for families, talk about contraception and lactation and the more emotional side of the conversation about physical intimacy...
The infant microbiome - headlines from the CHILD study
March 08, 2022 06:00 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MBJen and Amy gently guide you through the main headlines of the huge, massive, overwhelming and generally awe inspiring 'CHILD Cohort Study' all about the human microbiome. We will discuss how all the things you might expect, and some very unexpected factors, can all impact the infant microbiome and the important long term impacts this can have on that child's health. If you would like to look more into the myriad of research which has been produced from the CHILD dataset, just do a quick ...
Measurement of Postnatal Anxiety with Dr Vicky Fallon
February 22, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBWe discuss postnatal anxiety, specifically the measurement of anxiety after birth. In practice we are often using generic anxiety measures which are simply just not appropriate for use in this specific period of a parent's life. Listen in to learn more about the scale, how it can be used and how you might be able to incorporate it in your clinical practice. As ever, we love to hear from you. Get in touch with comments or suggestions at [email protected] If you would like to use...
Hepatitis B Selective Vaccination Policy
January 25, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBAmy and Jen discuss a government guidance document published in the past year which reviews the Hepatitis B selective immunisation pathway for pregnant people and newborns. We look at this guidance from the perspective of health visitors in practice - what do you need to know? What should be happening, what actually IS happening and what do you need to do when this crops up on your caseload? As ever we love to hear from you with any comments or thoughts by email on iamahealthvisitor@gmail....
Money for you! The Macqueen Bursary: application deadline approaching
January 21, 2022 13:47 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBExtra bonus episode! In this special extra episode, Jen and Amy talk to the lovely Kitty Lamb of the CPHVA Education Development Trust Macqueen Bursary team. Kitty walks us through the types of projects the Macqueen bursary funds and how to apply. Hopefully it will give you lots of ideas for your own career development projects. Good luck and get applying! The deadline is the 29th January 2022. To reach Jen and Amy, you can email the podcast at [email protected] Resources: ...
Pelvic Health with Physiotherapist Hannah Poulton
January 11, 2022 06:00 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MBHappy new year everyone! For our first podcast of 2022 we are lucky to be joined by Hannah Poulton, who is an experienced physiotherapist with a specialism in women's health, scar therapy and c-section recovery. We talk all things pelvic floor! We learned heaps from this episode and could have talked all day, so hopefully this episode will really help you add to your clinical knowledge in this important area. As ever, we love to hear from you with any comments in relation to this episod...
Merry Christmas 2021: "We see and hear it all!"
December 14, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBMerry Christmas! Get your IamaHV Bingo card at the ready (downloadable from our twitter and instagram feeds @IamaHV), mince pies and cup of tea lined up and get ready to laugh. A lot. Have your tissues at the ready for the last section, which got unexpectedly emotional! Thank-you everyone for all your amazing funny stories. You are all hilarious! Thank-you to our volunteer voices who have recorded the specially selected few. Thank-you to every single one of you who is continuing to ju...
Jaundice
November 30, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBAmy and Jen talk about something we see and manage all the time, but as we always find there is more to it than meets the eye! We discuss definitions and different forms of jaundice in terms of the underlying mechanism, red flags and risk factors, assessment including how to spot jaundice in darker skin tones (and some promising new tech to help with this!), how to judge severity and what your management plan should be. We also talk a lot about feeding issues - as is to be expected with t...
Car Seat Safety
November 16, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBAhead of road safety week, Amy and Jen talk to two experts in car seat safety to get the key messages for you to pass onto parents. I know I often talk with parents at the antenatal contact about what kit they have bought for baby, often they are keen to share with me their ideas or thoughts and often quite receptive to suggestions regarding safety. When it comes to car seats, I am often out of my depth and struggle with what to tell them! There's huge variety in safety and mistakes with ...
Considering a PhD?
November 02, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBHave you ever considered a career in academia? Or perhaps a blended career with a mixture of clinical and research across your week? If so then listen in as Amy chats about the process of finding and applying for a PhD. You might be more well qualified than you realise! Health visitors make excellent candidates because of our passion for evidence based healthcare and our ability to read and think critically about the literature; applying it to real life. For comments, suggestions or question...
Mastitis
October 19, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 65.9 MBJen is leading the way this week sharing her IBCLC knowledge with us on the topic of mastitis. We discuss a new school of thought on the treatment of blocked ducts as inflammation - moving away from vigorous massage and towards cold compresses and Ibuprofen. What's the deal with cabbage leaves - an old wives tale or does it work? What about antibiotics? How might disposable nappies be helpful here? All these questions and more. As ever, there is more to know than we realised! As ever we we...
Introducing Solid Foods
October 05, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBOur 'bread and butter' (no pun intended!) but as with everything our perspective and advice changes over time so time for an update! What are the current important messages we should be conveying to parents as they begin to introduce solids to their babies. Why should we not be calling it 'weaning' and what about giving milk alongside solids? What signs of readiness should we look for? What is responsive feeding in terms of solid foods and what key messages about this should we be passing o...
Inclusive Language - lets be thoughtful
September 21, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBAmy and Jen discuss the importance of using the right language and being kind and respectful when working with parents. We go through the use of pronouns, preferred names and discuss LGBTQIA+ communities and how they relate to our role. We go back to basics with definitions for those people who don't yet understand the difference between sex and gender, what to do if you make mistakes and how to get it right; as well as talking briefly about the potential complexities of lactation and birth...
#Replay Umbilical Granuloma Treatment With Common Table Salt
September 07, 2021 05:00 - 15 minutes - 21 MBIn the last of our summer #Replay series, we look back at a simple intervention health visitors can recommend in practice to resolve a common clinical issue. Health Visitors are well placed to identify these granulomas and advice parents on how to treat these, preventing unnecessary and potentially harmful treatment with silver nitrate. Jenny and Amy discuss what Health Visitors need to know to advise parents confidently on this, including the practicalities of how to apply the salt and com...
#Replay - Bath Emollients Not Effective in Treatment of Eczema
August 24, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 46 MBThird in our summer #Replay series, we have selected this review of the BATHE study of eczema. After a recent conversation with researchers at the University of Southampton, where this study was conducted; it appears that their research has not yet filtered down to the primary care settings. We hope this #Replay helps some of you to manage eczema more confidently and perhaps leads to a change in practice in terms of bath emollient usage. This new research represents strong evidence for a s...
#Replay Bronchiolitis
August 10, 2021 05:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBAs part of our summer #Replay series we are curating for you some of our best episodes from several years ago which you may not have come across yet in our archives. This one was recorded in the December of 2017 and discusses what is normally a Christmas theme - bronchiolitis. Thanks to the strange circumstances this year, we are seeing an emergence of RSV and surges in cases causing hospitalisation outside of the normal 'bronchiolitis season'. So we thought this one might be a particularly ...
#Replay Postnatal Depression: "Fine (Not Fine) with Bridget Hargreave"
July 27, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MB#Replay! This summer we are taking the opportunity to put a spotlight on some of our favourite older episodes which we feel are still incredibly useful for HVs today. If you are a relatively new listener, we hope you will enjoy this curated list of some of our best ones! To kick it off, this #Replay was first released in January 2018 and was our very first ever guest! Bridget discusses her experiences with health visitors and how we can help women share how they are truly feeling. We talk...
Head Circumference
July 13, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBFollowing our previous episode with Harry’s Hat, Amy and Jen review the guidance on measuring head circumference. We discuss when (and how frequently) as well as how to measure. Many of us may be doing it incorrectly - using lasso/plastic tapes (which can stretch and lead to inaccurate measurements), instead of paper. We also discuss the potential consequences of not detecting problems with head circumference with reference to a recent court case and consider what lessons we can learn from ...
Combination Feeding With Lucy Ruddle IBCLC
June 15, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBJen and Amy chat to the wonderful Lucy Ruddle IBCLC about her new book 'Mixed Up: Combination Feeding By Choice or Necessity', which is an absolute must read for any health visitor wanting to give evidence based information to families about combining formula and breastmilk. Combination feeding is massively under-rated and misunderstood; despite being central to almost every UK parents feeding journey. In this episode we cover the toxicity of the 'formula versus breastmilk' debate and how t...
Top-Ups - When, What, How and How Much to give!
June 04, 2021 15:33 - 1 hour - 143 MBFollowing our last episode talking about combi-feeding with Lucy Ruddle, we discuss top-ups; how they're used, how they should be used, and alternative strategies that can be used to limit or reduce their use. The NICE faltering growth guideline is the starting point, while it does detail everything that needs to be done, it remains open to interpretation over the level of breastfeeding assessment needed, and quickly moves on to talk of setting goals/review dates without specifying which act...
Hydrocephalus with Harry's HAT Charity
June 01, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 79 MBJen and Amy chat to the wonderful Terri and Caroline from the charity Harry's HAT (Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust). We talk about the pitfalls and common things to look out for as a health visitor, as well as some lesser known warning signs that should be ringing alarm bells for us all. Do you know what the most accurate tape measure is we should be using? The most important factor in getting accuracy for head circumference measurement? Why you shouldn't be measuring head circumference for...
Infantile Spasms
May 18, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MBSmall seizures with big consequences. Infantile spasms or 'west syndrome' is a devastating diagnosis for any family and can so easily be missed. Listen to Jen and Amy discuss the health visitors role in supporting the family with identification of this tricky and subtle disorder as well as being alongside them through diagnosis, treatment and supporting the development of the child as they grow. For comments and suggestions please do email us at [email protected] Resources and Fu...
New PHE Speech and Communication Tool for 2yr Checks
May 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBJen and Amy go through the new Public Health England Tool 'Early Language Identification Measure'. We discuss what the tool is aiming for, the pilot research results, how it differs from the ASQ and some reservations that we have about the application of this tool to health visiting practice. We would absolutely LOVE to hear from you especially if you have been involved with the pilot of this project or are involved in the roll out of it right now in your area. Drop us an email to iamahealt...
Rosy Whitwell on Supporting Parents with Sleep Questions
April 20, 2021 05:01 - 55 minutes - 76.3 MBJen and Amy chat to the lovely Rosy Whitwell who is a health visitor and nurse, who now specialises in infant and child sleep and has a private practice to support families with this important area. We talk about her journey to specialism as well as the controversies in the field of infant sleep and how health visitors are stuck in the middle often in a difficult position to support parental expectations and face a damaging amount of societal pressures on families. Sleep is one of the mos...
Microplastics In Formula Milk
April 06, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MBAmy and Jen discuss the recent guardian headlines stating that 'bottle fed babies swallow millions of micro plastics every day'. We discuss what micro plastics are, where they can be found and whether or not they are in babies' milk as this headline reports. We give answers to the questions that might be springing to your mind according to the most recent evidence available - do we ingest them, do we absorb them into organs, can they cross into the placenta and most importantly - should we be...
Unapologetically "Banging On" about BREXIT: The looming deadline and why YOU need to know about it!
March 23, 2021 05:59 - 58 minutes - 80 MBWe talk to School Nurse and EU national Dina Mendez about the coming deadline for application for Settled Status on the 31st June 2021. Is this deadline a hidden crisis? "Windrush number 2?" A buried scandal that we have somehow not been aware of up until now? Do you know what challenges your colleagues and families are facing in their application for settled status? What should you do if you haven't yet managed to get confirmation of your own settled status? What do you need to know to pro...
Lullaby Trust - SIDs and the CONI scheme
March 09, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 131 MBJenny and Amy chat to the lovely Stella Parkin from the Lullaby Trust. In a really broad and interesting interview Stella shares with us lots of information and guidance for health visitors on having informed, non judgemental and helpful conversations with parents and caregivers about SIDs and safe sleep and how to support a family in reducing the risk to their baby on any given sleep occasion. We also chat about the upcoming Safe Sleep Week starting next week on the 15th March and the them...
Why not to "Cry It Out" : The research on extinction sleep techniques
February 23, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBAmy and Jen take a deep, deep dive into the muddy murky world of "Cry It Out" or "Extinction" sleep techniques. Put on your wellies and join us! We talk about the research groups and individual studies which have looked at these techniques with our usual critical eye. Attempting to keep our personal feelings out of the objective assessment of the research; nevertheless we still concluded that there is a substantial body of evidence which suggests CIO sleep techniques should not be recommende...
Cradle Cap
February 09, 2021 18:00 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBJen and Amy do a 'small but mighty' overview of Infantile Sebhorric Dermatitis, otherwise known as Cradle Cap! Something we all see in clinic and at 6-8week checks, but do we actually know what the evidence base is for the advice we give? What actually causes the sebaceous glands to excrete excessive oils causing the scaley rash which can be so distressing to parents? What (if anything) can we or should we do about it? What advice or reassurance can we give to parents on this? As ever, we...
Response to your questions - COVID Vaccines Update Jan 2021
January 29, 2021 10:56 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBJen and Amy respond to your questions following the first vaccines episode and cover the myth around infertility, conception and the vaccine, allergies and anaphylaxis as well as natural and vaccine-induced immunity - do you still need the vaccine if you've had COVID before? THIS EPISODE DOES NOT STAND ALONE - Please also listen to our COVID-19 Vaccines Episode For any questions, comments or if you have a related issue you would like us to cover, please email us at [email protected]...
"Handle With Care: Confessions of an NHS Health Visitor" with author Rachael Hearson
January 25, 2021 18:00 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MBWe chat to Rachael about her wonderful book "Handle with Care: Confessions of an NHS Health Visitor". It was so easy and wonderful to talk about her journey to writing the book, as well as all the daily challenges of health visiting in the current climate, chronic underfunding, poor understanding and valuing of the health visiting role and increased pressure on health visitors. We hope you feel heard and understood listening to this - you are doing such a wonderful job.
COVID-19 Vaccines - The Facts
January 10, 2021 22:49 - 1 hour - 140 MBAmy and Jen discuss the efficacy (and what that percentage ACTUALLY means, in terms of the stats), safety and mechanisms of the three vaccines currently approved for use in the UK at the time of recording - The Oxford-AstraZenaca, Moderna-NIAID and the BioNtech-Pfizer. We also talk about some worries that either you might be having about these vaccines or that you might come across from families in your practice over the next few weeks and months. As ever, fear is born of a lack of unders...
Welcome Back!
January 06, 2021 22:13 - 29 minutes - 41.2 MBWe're BACK! We are so excited to be back in your ears! Thank-you so much to all you wonderful health visitors who have been so kind and so complimentary about our podcasts. We absolutely love hearing from you and we have been so touched by people telling us they were missing the episodes and wanted more! Between a new small human on the block (for Amy), new IBCLC credentials (for Jen) and a new global pandemic (neither of us are taking any responsibility for that one) we have been extrem...
Breastfeeding multiples with Kathryn Stagg IBCLC
October 30, 2020 17:00 - 45 minutes - 63 MBJen and Amy interview the wonderful Kathryn Stagg IBCLC of the charity Breastfeeding Twins and Triplets (@BFTwinsUK). Kathryn talks us through the common myths and concerns with breastfeeding multiples with some really useful tips and hints for health visitors who come across parents planning to breastfeed multiples, things to watch out for and how to help them access support. Kathryn has lots of wonderful articles and resources available on her website (below) and is running a webinar f...
The role of a specialist homelessness HV
March 09, 2020 20:58 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBThis week's episode was recorded last summer when Jen interviewed her colleague Debbie who is a Specialist Homelessness HV. Debbie has a real passion for her role both as a health visitor and as an advocate for the families she works with. She explains in the interview how she has built relationships with local MP's, councillor's and the CCG highlighting the levels of need in the community and what she is able to do. Debbie says that attending http://homelesshealthnetwork.net/ meetings help...
E-cigarettes In Pregnancy: The evidence base
February 25, 2020 20:16 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBE-Cigarettes in Pregnancy: What is the evidence base? Some surprises for Jen and Amy today when we look into the safety of vaping or using e-cigarettes in pregnancy. We look at the main guidance document for health professionals in the UK produced by the Smoking in Pregnancy Action Group and endorsed by Ash (Action on Smoking and Health), Best Beginnings, Bliss, the Lullaby Trust, Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Paediatrics and ...
"Look, Say, Sing, Play" The NSPCC's new tool to promote positive family interactions
February 11, 2020 18:28 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBNSPCC new tool for practitioners: Look, Say, Sing, Play NSPCC has launched a new campaign called Look, Say, Sing, Play which aims to help prevent abuse early by supporting parents to build strong attachments and relationships with their children. This is an excellent resource to use with families, and to organise a local campaign in your community is totally free and is something the NSPCC could do in partnership with your local health visiting team - get in touch at [email protected] and ...
CPHVA 2019 - What happened at conference?
January 28, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBAmy attended the fabulous CPHVA conference last year in Harrogate, without her podcast wife! In this episode Amy tells Jen everything she missed. If you don’t follow us on twitter, now is the time to check it out and go back to our twitter feed from the 15th and 16th October 2019 - we were tweeting lots from every session and this will also give you lots of insight alongside this episode to the learning and resources you can get from conference. We also cover in this episode how to get in...
New paper proposing 8-stage model of Domestic Homicide
January 14, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBJen and Amy are back in the first of a series of five brand new episodes! In this first episode we are looking at a proposed new 8-stage model of domestic abuse published earlier this year by Dr Jane Monckton-Smith of Gloucester University. Dr Monckton-Smith has produced an excellent summary video explaining the 8 stages if you would like to see her talking through the model - link is below. We talk about the utility of this model in practice, compare it with other tools we are currently ...
Replay of CPHVA 2018... are you coming to conference next week?
October 10, 2019 06:32 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MBWe're back! Launching back into podcasting after a few months gap while Amy looks after a tiny human. Thank-you for your patience! To celebrate being back in the HV world, Amy will be travelling to Harrogate next week for the CPHVA conference and bringing you all the news and learning from the two days. To whet your appetite for next week, here is last years' conference episode. If you don't have your ticket yet they are available here: https://www.cphvaconference.co.uk As ever, contact ...
ERIC Potty Training and Constipation
June 19, 2019 15:16 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBThe lovely Alina joins us from ERIC - the children's wee and poo charity to talk all things bladder and bowel. In this episode we focus on toilet training, constipation and nighttime dryness. Alina gives us loads of really fabulous information based on her extensive experience as well as the latest research. For me to be honest, chatting with Alina was a bit like being on an episode of QI - everything you think you know is wrong! Although lots of health visitors are now likely spending less ...
Cleft lip and palate
May 09, 2019 19:33 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBJust in time for cleft lip and palate awareness week 2019 Jenny interviews mum Jenny (of @mamaboost) and her lovely little one Will. Both Jen and Will were born with bilateral cleft lip and palate and Jen was kind enough to explore with us their journey from diagnosis antenatally to his recent surgery. We talk about feeding challenges and different options, Jen's experience of discovering Will would have a cleft, her birth and early days with Will as well as speaking to her again after Will...
Running a Health Promotion Group
March 04, 2019 23:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBHealth visitors often get thrown into running groups - whether they are antenatal groups, weaning, minor illness or first aid; even team meetings or group supervision sessions. Sometimes we can go out for home visits and end up running an impromptu health promotion group! For anyone who has felt overwhelmed by the prospect of running a group with little to no experience or specific training in this, know that this is totally normal! Also tune in and we will try to share some tips and ideas ...
New Guidance from First Steps Nutrition - Episode 35
February 19, 2019 07:49 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBThis week it’s all “Apples and Pears”.... nope we’re not going cockney, we’re reviewing the recent reports from First Steps Nutrition regarding dried fruit snacks and vegetable/fruit pouches. Resources: Paper on free sugars: Swan GE, Powell NA, Knowles BL, Bush MT (2018). A definition of free sugars for the UK. Public Health Nutrition; 21: 1636-38. Here’s the link to the reports (& gateway to the wider First Steps website: https://www.firststepsnutrition.org/babyfood-composition/ Also, i...