Mothers bond with each other as well as their babies in sessions at a children's centre informed by expert talks. Annette Rawstrone reports.

Cot Gossip is proving a hit with new mothers in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The weekly afternoon drop-in session, based at Riversley Park Children's Centre, lives up to its quirky name by creating an opportunity for parents and multi-agency practitioners to get together in an informal setting to chat and exchange ideas and information.

The two-hour group is aimed at parents with children aged up to 15 months old. Numbers vary, but 30 parents, mainly mothers, and their babies tend to attend each week. They are spread across two rooms - one for babies before they are mobile and the other for those who have started crawling.

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