Kensington Palace shared photos and videos of Kate Middleton after her solo visit to Chase Community Hospital in Bordon, Hampshire, on Wednesday.
The Princess of Wales visited to support a project backed by her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. It aims to help identify babies and families who may need extra support.
The posts included experts discussing the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB), an approach that helps health visitors understand babies’ social behaviour and recognise when they may need help.
In a statement on Instagram, the Prince and Princess of Wales said every baby communicates differently. Paying attention to these signals can help strengthen early relationships and ensure families receive support as soon as possible.
The statement also described Kate’s meeting with health visitors who use ADBB to better understand babies’ needs. Families shared how this approach had helped them get support at the right time.
Kate first saw ADBB being used in Denmark in 2022. Since then, the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood has worked with the Institute of Health Visiting to test the approach across the UK.
The palace said the work is now expanding, allowing more health visitors to support babies and their families.
