Breastfeeding support during COVID-19 – A summary report in collaboration with Professor Amy Brown (Swansea University) and Dr Natalie Shenker (Imperial College & Human Milk Foundation)
#MakingItWork – how shared parental leave worked for us
In this blog, Kirsty and Geraint Davies explain how they used shared parental leave so Kirsty could return to work while continuing to breastfeed their...
Joint Statement on Protecting Breastfeeding
Statement issued by: Breastfeeding Network National Childbirth Trust Association of Breastfeeding Mothers UK Association of Milk Banks Lactation Consultants of Great Britain La Leche League...
#MakingItWork – breastfeeding as a student.
What’s it like being a student and a new parent at the same time? In this #MakingItWork real life story, Jenni tells us how she...
#MakingItWork – what adjustments can I expect to be made?
In this #MakingItWork case study, Emma tells us how she went about discussing adjustments to her work pattern with her employer. “My company weren’t really...
#MakingItWork – what if expressing doesn’t work for me?
Gemma Scott is a registered midwife and health visitor, and currently works for Plymouth City Council Public Health Team. Since her work focuses on children...
Guest post: Emma Pickett on returning to work as a breastfeeding mum
As part of our #MakingItWork campaign, Emma Pickett (IBCLC and chair of the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers) gives her take on the process of returning...
#MakingItWork – Expressing Breastmilk at Work
In the first of our #MakingItWork real-life case studies, Jade tells us about the issues she faced when returning to work, when her daughter was...
Guest Blog: Shared Parental Leave & Breastfeeding
As part of our #MakingItWork campaign, this guest blog by Dr Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi (York St John University) explores the impact that shared parental leave...
“Advancing Our Health: Prevention in the 2020s” – BfN’s Response
BfN sees supporting women and families with breastfeeding as an important way to tackle some of the causes of preventable ill health in England. Here...
A little less conversation, a lot more action…
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...
