Shereen Fisher, CEO, The Breastfeeding Network Just last week the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) together with the Cabinet Office published the long...
Breastfeeding and Obesity
Breastfeeding Network CEO Shereen Fisher responds to the recent press coverage on the link between breastfeeding and reduced chances of childhood obesity. Late April saw...
Consensus Statement on Sustainable Funding for Public Health
We call on Government to increase investment in public health in England to prevent ill health, reduce health inequalities, and support a sustainable health and...
“A lifeline when no one else gives you an answer”: Evaluation of drugs in breastmilk service launched today
2nd April 2019 A new report is published today evaluating the impact of the Breastfeeding Network’s Drugs in Breastmilk Information Service. This service provides evidence...
Press release: The Breastfeeding Network’s Pharmacist, Dr Wendy Jones to receive MBE at Windsor Castle on Friday 22nd March
One of the founding members of the Breastfeeding Network (BfN), and their resident pharmacist for over 20 years, Dr Wendy Jones, will receive an MBE...
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 released their 5th report ‘Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care’. It describes the lessons learned to inform maternity care from the UK and Ireland Confidential...
Prevention is better than cure
Shereen Fisher, BfN’s CEO, responds to Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock’s vision for prevention released yesterday, and how it relates to investment in breastfeeding...
BfN Position statement on APPG on Obesity report May 2018
On 15th May the All Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity launched its report on the current landscape of obesity services. ‘With overweight and obesity...
Our dismay at report on marketing practices of formula companies
The Breastfeeding Network was dismayed to read the recent report ‘Don’t Push It’ from Save the Children, highlighting the marketing practices of formula milk companies...
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,...
