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New guidance to increase breastfeeding support
WHO and UNICEF have issued new guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn services.RCM comments on breastmilk and pre-term babies study
Research published today by the University of Edinburgh has found that babies born before their due date show better brain development when fed breast milk rather than formula.Bold and welcome vision says RCM Scotland on Scottish Government Breastfeeding report
Today the Scottish Government has published the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Report. The report assessed the effectiveness, affordability and feasibility of current support for breastfeeding, marking it overall as 'strong'. ...
New infant-feeding website to help professionals
Academics at Coventry University have created a new website to help midwives and health visitors support both breastfeeding and bottle-feeding parent.
Statistics reveal England’s low breastfeeding rates
The proportion of babies breastfed at six to eight weeks is the lowest in England for four years.
Breastmilk benefits preterm babies’ brain development
Breastfeeding premature babies results in infants’ better brain development than feeding with formula, a study finds.RCM responds to PHE annual breastfeeding statistics for England
Today (Thursday 24 October 2018) Public Health England have published annual experimental statistics on breastfeeding prevalence at 6 to 8 weeks after birth.
RCM calls for extending legal rights to workplace breastfeeding support
Employers must follow guidance on supporting breastfeeding at work says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in a motion to the TUC Congress. The RCM says that ACAS guidance is being ignored by many organisations and this is affecting breastfeeding ...
World Breastfeeding Week: step up for breastfeeding
It's World Breastfeeding Week 2022 – Step Up For Breastfeeding. From 1 August, we will focus on inequalities and food security and how the cost of living crisis is biting at the finances of households across the UK. Poverty is on the increase ...