Happy #BlackBreastfeedingWeek, everyone. Please join us in learning, supporting and sharing the important Blk Bfing Week. ❤ blackbreastfeedingweek.org Artist: Andrea Pippins Andrea Pippins

Our research with First Steps Nutrition Trust is out today - parents experiences of formula milk marketing in the UK. Report here: bit.ly/3kvMSRn Infographic here: bit.ly/34v9yLX Blog here: professoramybrown.co.uk/articles/f/for…

And if you are interested in the cost differences between formula brands (that have to all meet the same compositional regulations) and how this can impact on weekly spend see our costs report here infantmilkinfo.org/costs/

National Holidays 2/2 Losing almost £700 at 84 years old is not an easy way to balance the books ove Christmas. They carefully budget all year for a Christmas trip every year. Why won't you refund them?

And they've still not had the decency to reply JGTravelGroup National Holidays

Sure is

People formula fed since birth were found to have a 14% increased risk of hospitalisation with COVID-19 in the 1st UK wave as compared to those ever breastfed. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

“When the sling is magic (& parents might get a nap or shower whilst I'm wearing a baby!). Did you know there are people you can call to get support with your sling or carrier? @emmamason14 can support you locally for home visits & Zoom meetings. Repost Nikki The Doula Element

Excellent news! Thank you @Siobhan_Baillie MP for securing time in Parliament to debate the experiences of #midwives working in the NHS

Thank you to ⁦@Siobhan_Baillie for not only raising several vital points regarding the midwifery workforce in last night’s debate but also discussing the disparity in maternal mortality rates between women from Black and Asian ethnic groups and White women ⁦MBRRACE UK.

Jenny Ruff The Doula Element Royal College of Midwives 💙 @Siobhan_Baillie I know a lot of doulas, and none that want to be employed.A doula started the campaign,more doulas gathered momentum then Midwives have directed the goals alongside doulas.The role of doula and midwife are not interchangeable?The campaign has clear midwifery driven goals.

New publication: Women's experiences of seeking to plan a vaginal breech birth: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/articles/3-4/v1 optibreech.uk/2023/01/22/new…

Mothers helping mothers.

Calling all nurses and midwives! Fabulous opportunity to come to Stockport and train as a health visitor as part of an integrated team in Stockport Family. Stockport Family Stockport NHS FT jobs.stockport.nhs.uk/job/UK/Manches…

How is this happening?!

Sharon Breward MBE These toddler formulas are not only nutritionally unnecessary & unhealthy but also harmful to the environment & responsible for half the #greenhousegas emissions by these processed dairy products. Support mums not industry profits Tanya Plibersek #auspol journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

As Chair of the cross party All Party Parliamentary Group on Birth Trauma, I will be taking both written & oral evidence over the next few months to contribute to this inquiry. We invite all members of the public from across the UK to send us submissions: theo-clarke.org.uk/birth-trauma-i…