Vitamin D & Healthy Start

Everyone in the UK is now recommended to take a supplement from birth (unless baby has 500ml of formula per day).

• Vitamin D guidance

Healthy Start

If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk.  See NHS Healthy Start for more info, eligibility and how to apply.

If you’re eligible, you’ll be sent a Healthy Start card with money on it that you can use in some UK shops. This will be added onto this card every 4 weeks.

You can use your card to buy:

• plain liquid cow’s milk
• fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit and vegetables
• fresh, dried, and tinned pulses
• infant formula milk based on cow’s milk

You can also use your card to collect:

• Healthy Start vitamins – these support you during pregnancy and breastfeeding
• vitamin drops for babies and young children – these are suitable from birth to 4 years old

Speak to your Health Visitor if you need any support with the Healthy Start scheme.