MPs have joined the Baby Friendly team in Parliament to pledge support for our Call to Action campaign, to support all mothers to breastfeed for as long as they wish.
post. MPs join Baby Friendly to support breastfeeding
Programme Director Sue Ashmore shares insight into how the Baby Friendly neonatal standards are revolutionising care for sick and preterm babies
post. Blog: Transforming care for our most vulnerable babies
Congratulations to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for receiving the first Health Visiting Baby Friendly Achieving Sustainability Gold Award
post. Northumbria receives first Health Visiting Gold Award
We welcomed Unicef UK President Kirsty Young and Call the Midwife Executive Producer Dame Pippa Harris to Royal Devon & Exeter, the first Baby Friendly accredited neonatal unit
post. Unicef UK President Kirsty Young and Dame Pippa Harris visit first Baby Friendly Neonatal Unit
Huge congratulations to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust maternity service for becoming the first to receive the Achieving Sustainability Gold Award.
post. East Lancashire receives first maternity Gold Award
2017 Conference talk preview: Dr Jane M Hawdon discusses national guidelines on identifying and managing hypoglycaemia in full term babies
post. Reducing risk without mother-baby separation – Dr Jane M Hawdon
Neonatal teams from around the UK share their ideas for how to improve care for sick and preterm babies and their families.
post. Blog: Ideas for improving neonatal care
A new survey from Unicef UK finds that more than half of Infant Feeding Leads across England have seen cuts to support services for mothers and babies.
post. Cuts that cost: The state of infant feeding support services
Results from a 2017 survey of infant feeding leads highlight how a change in services across England could impact breastfeeding rates.
post. The state of infant feeding support services for mums and babies
At the close of National Breastfeeding Celebration Week, Virginia Sullivan, featured in 2017's winning BP award portrait, shares her breastfeeding story.
post. Guest blog: Celebrating and normalising breastfeeding
