News archives
- February 2013: BfNPolicy Statement in response to Save the Children Report 'Superfood for babies - How overcoming barriers to breastfeeding will save children's lives'
- February 2013: BfN Information sheet on Vitamin D and Breastfeeding
- January 2013: BfN Information sheet on Norovirus (winter vomitting bug)
- January 2012: BfN Information sheet on Silicone Implants and Breastfeeding (PDF 76KB) and Domperidone and Breastfeeding (PDF 168KB)
- 21st June 2011 RCPCH publishes position statement on breastfeeding
- June 2011: Breastfeeding and reduced risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A meta-analysis
- 20th January 2011: The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding
- 14th January 2011: Guideline on timing of introducing solid foods; BfN Questions the wisdom of timing of BMJ article
- 30th November 2010: Breastfeeding and Returning to work press release
- November 2010: Department of Health breastfeeding care pathways The Department of Health, with support from the Baby Friendly Initiative, has produced two breastfeeding care pathways for mothers and health professionals.
- July 2010: Baby Friendly Initiative: GP decision making regarding prescribing for breastfeeding mothers See related: New elearning pack: Breastfeeding for General Practitioners
- June 2010: National Breastfeeding Week 20th to 27th June see NHS Breastfeeding for more information and see statement from the Breastfeeding Network
- May 2010: World Health Assembly adopts two landmark Resolutions on the promotion of junk foods and baby foods. Visit Baby Milk Action for more information.
- April 2010: Equality Act 2010 The Equality Bill, which includes clauses prohibiting discrimination against breastfeeding in public and being treated unfavourably because of pregnancy, received royal assent.
- April 2010: Alison Spiro presented with the Julie Crawford Award for Breastfeeding Support
- February 2010: New NICE guideline aims to promote consistent safety standards for donor breast milk. Read press release
- January 2010: UNICEF, WHO and WFP Call for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding in Haiti
- January 2010: BFI statement on recent newspaper articles reporting Norwegian study. More discussion on this on NHS Choices and on Mike Brady's Blog (Baby Milk Action's Campaigns and Network Co-ordinator) and NHS
- October 2009: The International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) Celebrates it's 30th Anniversary and launches the global Breastfeeding Initiative for Child Survival read more
- May 2009: The Breastfeeding Network welcomes the Department of Health release of the new growth charts for children from birth to 4 years of age.
- April 2009: Information on "Swine flu" and Breastfeeding
- March 2009: New Drug Information Sheets: Anticoagulants and Vaccinations
- 13 November 2008: Funding announced for Primary Care Trusts to improve breastfeeding rates
- 18th July 2008: Government confirms that proposed legislation strengthens existing protection for breastfeeding in public (Word 29kB)
- 8th July 2008: Press Release, BfN Breastfeeding and Thrush leaflet: Update on use of miconazole oral gel
- 9th June 2008: Press Release, BfN Breastfeeding and Thrush leaflet
- Integrated UK/WHO Growth Charts Stakeholder meeting brief (word 48kB) May 2008
- NICE Maternal and Child Nutrition Guidelines - March 2008
- 26th March 2008: NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) has issued guidance on Maternal and Child Nutrition for midwives, health visitors, pharmacists and other primary care services to improve the nutrition of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and children in low income households. Read summary
- 15th February 2008: National Breastfeeding Helpline Launched
- 14th November 2007: Read Annalisa Barbieri's account in The Independent on why she still breastfeeds her four-year-old and check out our information page on breastfeeding older babies and children
- New World Health Organisation Growth Charts adopted for UK use - Aug 2007 (PDF 24kB)
- Article "Infant Feeding in Emergencies - is it relevant to the UK?" - June 2007 (PDF 55kB)
- Contaminants in Breastmilk - see here for our statement about continued breastfeeding. (PDF File)