Virtual Conference
2020
The 2020 Virtual Conference took place on 18 November. Thank you to everyone who joined – we were delighted to welcome a record-breaking 2,600+ delegates to the online event.
Speakers
This year’s conference included 11 informative speakers:
- “You’re on mute!” Welcome and reflection on 2020 – Sue Ashmore, Programme Director, UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative
- Implementing the NHS Plan & presentation of the 2020 qualifications – Prof Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE, Chief Midwifery Officer
- Caring for mothers and babies: what have we learnt from Covid and other pandemics – Dr Karleen Gribble, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
- Optimizing mother-baby contact and infant feeding in a pandemic – Prof Mary Renfrew, Professor of Mother and Infant Health, University of Dundee
- Development of the gut microbiome in early life – Dr Christopher J. Stewart, Newcastle University Academic Career Track Fellow
- Qualifications programme: what we have learnt and what next from the surveys – Francesca Entwistle, Policy and Advocate Lead, UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative
- Why the UK needs Black Breastfeeding Week – Mars Lord, Doula Educator & Birth Activist
- Infant feeding support & maternal mental health – Smita Hanciles, Camden Baby Feeding Service Manager
- Anaesthetics and breastfeeding – can they exist together? The result of a long debate – Wendy Jones PhD MRPharmS, Breastfeeding and Medication Pharmacist
- Breastfeeding and climate change: overlapping vulnerabilities and integrating responses – Sandra Zadkovic, Breastfeeding Peer Support Volunteer
- Close of conference – Anne Woods, Deputy Programme Director, UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative