Preliminary figures from Public Health England for 2018-19, published yesterday, show 77 per cent of children received a 12-month review by the age of one. This compares with 75 per cent the previous year.
Further research by the NSPCC reveals that antenatal visits are particularly inconsistent with an estimated 38 per cent of families not receiving a health visit before the mother gives birth.
The figure is based on Freedom of Information responses from 32 of the 149 local authorities contacted which were able to share the number of families that were eligible for and received the antenatal visit from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.
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