The plan to boost support for mothers with young children was a key election pledge for the party, but details of how it will be achieved are yet to be published.
Campaigners have been concerned about dwindling numbers of health visitors and high caseloads for years, with experts citing pay levels as one of the major barriers to recruiting new practitioners and retaining existing ones.
Obi Amadi, lead professional officer at the Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association, said the pay freeze announced in last week's emergency Budget will make it more difficult to attract new health visitors and may lead to some leaving the profession altogether.
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