Graded Care Profile 2 Antenatal (GCP2 Antenatal)

Graded Care Profile 2 Antenatal (GCP2 Antenatal) is currently running as a pilot in Walsall until March 2025.  If you are a midwife or a Social Worker in the Parenting Teams then please book onto this training.  

The antenatal period and early years of a child’s life can have a profound impact on their future physical and emotional safety and wellbeing. It’s important that parents are given support to provide the best care for their developing baby and newborn infant.

GCP2 Antenatal helps a range of professionals working with expectant parents to identify areas of strength and areas where they may benefit from support.

How it works:

The tool is split into three sections. Each section uses a graded scale of 1 to 5 where 1 indicates no concerns and 5 indicates high concerns. Sections one and two focus on the antenatal period, looking at the quality of consideration given to the developing baby. Section three is delivered during the postnatal period to review the quality of care in the early days of life.

The tool is based on GCP2 and includes areas of known risks that are linked to safeguarding concerns perinatally and in babies. It will help professionals build a picture to identify where concerns might emerge in relation to the impact on the developing baby. It can also be used as an indicator for potential safeguarding issues after birth.