Surviving Crying research project offers support for parents and carers with excessively crying babies

Are you struggling to cope with a crying baby?

Around a fifth of babies cry a lot without an apparent reason during the first four months after they are born. This excessive crying is often called colic and can be due to things like indigestion; however, excessive crying doesn’t necessarily mean your baby is unwell. Of course, if you are concerned about your babies health, please do seek advice from a healthcare professional.

Seeing a baby cry in this way can be extremely upsetting for parents and carers so we’re exploring new ways of how parents and carers can be supported during these times.

Here at Sheffield Children’s, we’re taking part in a clinical trial called Surviving Crying. Part of the trial is the potential offer of a support package designed to help parents understand and cope with prolonged crying, which includes written and online materials and a support programme provided by specially trained health visitors.

This trial aims to find out if the Surviving Crying support package used alongside dedicated care from your health visitors and GP’s is more effective in helping parents and carers cope with excessive crying.

To take part, here’s a few things to be aware of:

📍 You need to be located in the Sheffield area

🔞The parent/carer must be aged 18 years and over

👶🏽 You need to have a baby that excessively cries and is aged 20 weeks or under.

If you’re interested in finding out more, contact your Health Visitor or GP or email the Research team at scn-tr.scresearchproject@nhs.net.