The 2005 report is due. I attended the "Making Breastfeeding a Reality"
conference at the Royal College of Physicians yesterday. No speaker from
the DoH was present, although originally a "to be advised" slot was given to
them, when the conference was advertised, so there was no mention of when
the past 5 years' figures will be published.
Delegates signed a petition, asking for the government to appoint a
Breastfeeding Coordinator, such as Wales have, and to adopt a Breastfeeding
Strategy, such as Wales have done; at present, since the Infant Feeding
Advisor post ended (Feb 06), there is no one to carry forward the necessary
work at that level.
Please circulate this e-mail as you see fit and encourage people to lobby
accordingly.
it is an issue for all midwives.
Kind regards,
margy hughes
Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife (Gloucestershire royal hospital) & NCT
Breastfeeding Counsellor
>From: "Soltani Hora (Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)"
><[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Breast feeding rates
>Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:25:38 GMT
>
>Dear Cathy
>Please see attached, results of a survey (INFANT FEEDING
>2000) published by TSO, can be accessed through the following
>website
>http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/05/97/63/04059763.pdf
>If you had problem finding let me know so I can send it tou
>as an attachment.
>Hora
>
>---- Original message ----
> >Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 10:02:00 +0000
> >From: Cathy Walton <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Breast feeding rates
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Dear friends,
> >
> > Can anyone point me in the right direction to find
> > national breastfeeding rates?
> >
> > Thanks you very much,
> >
> > Cathy Walton
> >
> >
>Dr Hora Soltani
>Lead Research Midwife
>Derby City General Hospital
>Tel: 01332 785134
>
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