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Breastfeeding support during COVID-19 – A summary report in collaboration with Professor Amy Brown (Swansea University) and Dr Natalie Shenker (Imperial College & Human Milk Foundation)   

Dr Wendy Jones, The Breastfeeding Network’s pharmacist, awarded MBE in Queen’s New Year’s Honours List

One of the founding members of the Breastfeeding Network (BfN), and our resident Pharmacist for over 20 years, Dr Wendy Jones, has been awarded MBE...

MBRRACE-UK Report, “Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care” – BfN Response

MBRRACE–UK released their 5th report ‘Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care’. It describes the lessons learned to inform maternity care from the UK and Ireland Confidential...

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...

BFN Statement on the Scottish maternal and infant health survey

The Breastfeeding Network (BfN) welcomes the publication of the Scottish Maternal and Infant Nutrition Survey.  It offers a useful insight into maternal and infant nutritional...

BfN statement on Financial Incentives for Breastfeeding research

BfN statement on the ‘Effects of Financial Incentives for Breastfeeding’ research The Breastfeeding Network welcomes this new research to explore cash incentives to encourage breastfeeding,...

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