Guest blog: Celebrating the breastfeeding community
Support from family and wider society can have a huge impact on a woman's ability and decision to breastfeed.
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Guest blog: Breastfeeding: The dangerous obsession with the infant feeding interval
Advice that babies must follow a strict three-hourly breastfeeding routine is causing mothers distress and guilt,and reducing breastfeeding rates.
Guest blog: Tamzin’s breastfeeding story
Today’s blog is written by Tamzin, who received support from the National Breastfeeding Helpline and is now training to be a breastfeeding counsellor.
Guest blog: Sian’s Breastfeeding Support Story
Today’s blog is written by Sian, who, having struggled with breastfeeding herself, is now a peer supporter helping others on their breastfeeding journey.
Guest blog: Involving the whole community in breastfeeding support in Coventry
Today’s blog is written by Helen, celebrating the range of breastfeeding services working in partnership in Coventry.
The Lancet: Increasing breastfeeding worldwide could prevent over 800,000 child deaths every year
Read more in a report by The Lancet on how increasing breastfeeding worldwide could prevent over 800,000 child deaths every year.
Small changes for neonatal units mean big rewards for babies and parents
Karen Read writes about her team’s experience of working towards Baby Friendly accreditation for neonatal units.