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Student midwives praised by Unicef

By Julie Griffiths on 09 July 2018 Inspectors spoke to midwifery students and lecturers at the university and gave them a 100% pass mark for meeting the standards of their Baby Friendly Breastfeeding Initiative.

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‘Breastfeeding must be a public priority,’ says RCM

By Rob Dabrowski on 11 May 2018 A new report by UNICEF highlights global 'breastfeeding gaps' between rich and poor and shows the UK breastfeeding rate is among the lowest in the world.

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New guidance to increase breastfeeding support

By Julie Griffiths on 12 April 2018 WHO and UNICEF have issued new guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn services.

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  • Global midwifery
  • Child Mortality
  • Neonatal Death

New report on newborn mortality

By Julie Griffiths on 20 February 2018 Unicef has published its latest report on global deaths of newborn babies. The Every child alive: the urgent need to end newborn deaths report reveals that newborn mortality rates, particularly among the world’s poorest countries, remain ...