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Volunteers’ Week 2024: A Thank You from Our CEO

Image from BfN South Coast Volunteers’ Week Celebration #VolunteersWeek coincided with Portsmouth’s preparations to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. I do not want...

HRH The Princess Royal Visits BfN Derbyshire

HRH The Princess Royal visited BfN Derbyshire, discussing the essential work they do in supporting families across the county.

International Day of the Midwife 2023

by Claire Montgomery, Breastfeeding Peer Support Coordinator, Ayrshire & Arran In Ayrshire & Arran, we are in a unique position that we are able to...

Bump Buddies Ayrshire

A new year’s revolution: take time to enjoy the stillness.

Kirsty Cummins is one of our National Breastfeeding Helpline Link Workers. She has written this post about changing the perception of new year as a time...

Facing Fears

Kirsty Cummins is one of our National Breastfeeding Helpline Link workers, who has written this post about her own experience of anxiety and how she...

Guest Blog by Smita Hanciles – The Power of Peer Support

Smita Hanciles works for Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust and leads the Camden Baby Feeding Service. Here’s a taster of her presentation...

Guest Blog by Heather Trickey – What sorts of breastfeeding peer support interventions should we be developing?

Heather Trickey is a researcher in parenthood and public health at DECIPHer, Cardiff University.  Here she writes about the importance of not just implementing peer support...

From new mum to Peer Supporter: BfN volunteer stories

As part of our 20th anniversary parliamentary reception in Westminster tonight, two of our breastfeeding supporters will be sharing their breastfeeding journeys from new Mum,...

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