Not a dry eye in the room and a standing ovation for Mary Renfrew What an inspiration. Long may your incredible work continue through future generations 🤱

Mixed emotions today as I said goodbye to wonderful colleagues and students. What a journey the last three years have been. Here’s to the next chapter. Thanks for some of the very fitting gifts @UoNMidwifery for the new job

Day one in new role with UNICEF UK as Professional lead for the Baby Friendly UK 🤱

Great Danone are⬇️the price of their premium infant formula in response to Competition & Markets Authority analysis of our data BUT @ a lowest price of £11.20 (in Iceland Foods ❄️) Aptamil will still be £1.81 more than Aldi Stores UK Mamia & BOTH are nutritionally equivalent Infant Feeding APPG bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

We welcome Department of Health and Social Care framework on improving the mental health of babies, children & young people, launched earlier this week. Great that it acknowledges babies & mentions the importance of the quality of relationships with parents/care givers. More 👇bit.ly/3HbQiWa

Encouraging your child’s natural curiosity is one of the many ways to boost their brain development. Discover more, everyday things you can do at Start for Life. Better Health Start For Life #LittleMomentsTogether

📢💻Digital marketing of baby feeding products is out of control. A #WHA Resolution is urgently needed to stop misinformation and protect health. 🤱 🔍 Learn more at ibfan.org/digital-market… #IBFAN #BMA #Breastfeeding #ProtectingBreastfeeding #Code #DigitalMarketing 🌐🤱

Cannot recommend this course enough! Check it out 👇

Cuddling Impacts Baby's Microbiome 😍 New RCT by Carolina de Weerth et al shows how maternal skin-to-skin contact (1 hr daily from birth to 5 wks) shapes infant gut #microbiome composition, maturation, and "volatility". So cool! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The Infant Feeding Survey will ask mothers: ➡️ how they feed their babies ➡️ where they get advice on feeding ➡️ questions on their pregnancy & lifestyle If your baby was born in December, you may get invited to take part. Find out more or opt out at infantfeedingsurvey.ipsos.com/2023/

Gave a talk about BEGIN: 40min to share 2yrs of work by 50+ experts 🥴 Creating it reminded me what a fantastic collection this is, summarizing knowledge & identifying gaps. Highly recommend for #humanmilk & #lactation researchers of all stages! #Tweetorial / Highlights...🧵

Book now for this year’s Annual Conference taking place virtually on 20-21 November 2024 🎉 The two-day event will take place online with live and on-demand access. Learn more at unicef.uk/bfconf and subscribe to our newsletter for speaker details: unicef.uk/bf-subscribe

Please read this excellent summary of how the infant formula industry works against public health and in particular how the government of the United States of America has done dirty work for these companies to the detriment of of children in low and middle income countries.

Everyone's brains work differently, and those with more differences sometimes need more support because society often isn’t built to suit them.   Read more about neurodiversity and our free training on working with autistic people: annafreud.org/news/its-neuro…

Building a strong bond with your baby makes them feel loved and secure, laying the foundations for their future mental health and happiness. Visit Better Health Start For Life for more tips and advice. #Startforlife #iftheycouldtellyou

Shame on you Nestle theguardian.com/global-develop…

#IMHAW2024 is next week & we are asking politicians from all parties to #Speakupforbabies Too often babies are forgotten about during elections. We want babies’ voices to be heard! See how to get involved & if your local candidate has joined our campaign👉bit.ly/speakupforbabi…

We look forward to welcoming delegates to the 2024 Annual Conference beginning today on #WorldChildrensDay 🎉 Registered delegates can visit unicef.uk/bfconf to access further information on the two-day event, including speaker details, poster exhibition and more.