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Since then, workers and volunteers have helped hundreds of families and linked up with midwives, health visitors and social workers to support even more.

"Most of my midwife colleagues had either come across it, or had heard of it, around their clinical practice."

After training as a nurse and midwife, Janet had been working as a medical research nurse for Oxford University's Public Health and Primary Care department at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

Nurses, midwives and healthcare staff across Scotland have been offered an 8% pay increase over two years.

Babies were often separated, placed in large nursery rooms and cared for by midwives.