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Breastfeeding Celebration Week: What do you need to know?

Paul24 June 2021

Breastfeeding Celebration Week 2021 runs from 21st – 27th June. The theme this year is how partners and the wider family unit can support breastfeeding, with a key focus on how to get the whole family involved and bond with baby. La Leche League GB have published a comprehensive article......

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What messages do women get about their body during pregnancy, birth and as a mother?

Paul28 October 20194 July 2021

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“Body image is a stronger prediction of breastfeeding duration than weight.”

Paul25 October 2019

In 2014 the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Government Equalities Office published a report into the effects of body image during pregnancy and post-birth. The report concluded that midwives and health visitors should support women not to fixate on body image and to eat healthily during......

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What do women really want from breastfeeding education and promotion?

Paul22 February 20185 July 2021

Dr Amy Brown, Public Health, Policy and Social Sciences, Associate Professor, University of Swansea gives a presentation asking “What do women really want from breastfeeding education and promotion?” the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018....

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Breastfeeding Celebration Week: What do you need to know?

What messages do women get about their body during pregnancy, birth and as a mother?

“Body image is a stronger prediction of breastfeeding duration than weight.”

What do women really want from breastfeeding education and promotion?

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