Health visitors have given a cautious thumbs-up to government plans to help vulnerable mothers.

Prime minister Tony Blair and social exclusion secretary Hilary Armstrong will today outline plans to give troubled first-time mothers intensive support by health visitors during the first two years of their baby's life.

But trade union Amicus is warning that due to workforce cuts there may not be enough health visitors to go round.

Health visitors have given a cautious thumbs-up to government plans to help vulnerable mothers.

Prime minister Tony Blair and social exclusion secretary Hilary Armstrong will today outline plans to give troubled first-time mothers intensive support by health visitors during the first two years of their baby's life.

But trade union Amicus is warning that due to workforce cuts there may not be enough health visitors to go round.

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