The First One Thousand Days – Our Greatest Opportunity
March 2018
The best opportunity to build a strong foundation for lifelong health and wellbeing occurs during a child's first 1000 days. This is the period from conception, throughout pregnancy and during a child’s first two years.
This Policy Brief:
- outlines the implications of this critical time
- identifies factors that place children at risk
- recommends a coordinated approach that addresses children’s needs in order to optimise their health and wellbeing, now and into the future.