A new app has been launched to support new dads and dads-to-be preparing for the arrival of their babies.
Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership has launched the ‘DadPad’ app to provide dads with the knowledge and practical skills to give their baby the best start in life, look after themselves and support their partner.
The app is an easy-to-use, freely downloadable resource for new dads and dads-to-be in the Hull, East Riding, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire areas.
Packed with relevant information, as well as details on local support groups and service providers, it aims to provide new fathers with guidance on how to develop the mindset, confidence and practical skills needed to meet their babies’ physical and emotional needs.
The app was developed and piloted by Inspire Cornwall CIC in 2012.
Julian Bose, Director of Inspire Cornwall CIC said: “The DadPad was created because babies don’t come with a set of instructions and dads told us that there was important information that they wanted to be given on what to expect and how to care for their baby. We listened to what dads, their partners and health professionals asked for and combined it all in the DadPad.
“With technology playing such a big part in everyone’s lives today, developing an app to complement the existing DadPad seemed the obvious next step. This has opened up a world of possibilities in delivering new content and features and, crucially, getting updates and news out to the dads quickly and easily.”
DadPad has been specifically written for dads on the topics that dads and health professionals told us that they wanted and needed to know about, with expert input from NHS and public health professionals.
The focus of the app is to engage dads actively and to ensure they are included. It is designed to be used as a quick, on-the-go reference tool so that dads can dip in and out of it as needed and will enable new dads to enjoy their babies and feel more confident about fatherhood.
The app is now available to download from the App Store and Google Play. All dads and dads-to-be within Hull, East Riding, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire will be able to access local information and tips via DadPad.
DadPad is also available for those living within North Yorkshire and York. Once the app is downloaded it will ask for your location and direct you to your localised version of DadPad.
To find out more visit the DadPad website.
