Support for parents
Resources and information for parents to support with feeding and developing close and loving relationships with their baby.
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Search results for responsive bottle feeding
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Infant health research: Meta-Analyses
These studies explore the wide-reaching consequences of infant feeding choices, particularly the impact of breastfeeding on child health.
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Guidance for antenatal and postnatal conversations
These resources support staff when talking to mothers about feeding and caring for their baby, during pregnancy and in the postnatal period.
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Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly in Scotland
Findings from the Becoming Breastfeeding-Friendly process in Scotland highlight positive policy for infant feeding, including Baby Friendly.
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Baby Friendly pages for the PCHR (Red Book)
The Baby Friendly pages on infant feeding and relationship building for the PCHR (or Red Book) are available for download and printing.
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Audit Workshop
We are pleased to re-introduce UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Audit Workshops due to a number of requests from infant feeding leads across the UK.
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Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly in England
Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly describes the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative as a 'key driver' in infant feeding support and training.
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Breastfeeding and Relationship Building Course – Health Professionals
This Baby Friendly course has undergone a refresh to include the latest emerging evidence around infant feeding.
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Foreign language resources
These infosheets are available in multiple languages and can be used to support parents with feeding and responding to their baby.
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Learning outcomes for children’s nursing students
Our learning outcomes for children's nursing students are intended to set a standard for the level of knowledge and understanding of infant feeding that could be reasonably expected of a newly qualified doctor.
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