Breastfeeding provides babies with the best start in life and all the nutrients they need for the first six months of their lives. Babies who are fed in this way are less likely to suffer a range of serious illnesses during infancy and childhood. However, according to a Department of Health survey, nine out of ten new mothers who stopped breastfeeding before their baby was six weeks old would have liked to have continued for longer. The launch of the Breastfeeding Manifesto A Breastfeeding Manifesto has been produced which is supported by over thirty organisations including UNICEF UK, the Royal Colleges of Nursing and Midwives, Best Beginnings and the National Childbirth Trust. It sets out seven key objectives to improve infant feeding practice and to empower women to breastfeed for as long as they choose. Download the Breastfeeding Manifesto (2.06 Mb) The Breastfeeding Manifesto and how you can help Take action on UNICEF UK’s website We have provided you with suggested text for an email – which you can send via our site if your MP has an email address – or which you can print and send by post. Personalising the text by adding your own messages is a good idea as it often means your message will receive more attention. Links to the Breastfeeding Manifesto and information on how your MP can sign up will be automatically included in the suggested the text.
A copy of the Breastfeeding Manifesto and an invitation to support it has been sent to every MP. If your MP has not already signed up to the Manifesto, please ask them to do so.
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