NWNWBabyFriendly

July 2008 - Posts

• Blackpool PCT gets Stage One of Baby Friendly Accreditation

  We have been notified that Blackpool Primary Care Trust has now officially been awarded Stage One: click on this link to see all awards, including the Blackpool Stage One, and the North Lancs Certificate of Commitment. http://www.babyfriendly.org.uk/htables/all_awards_list.asp Read More... Posted 23 July 2008 02:54 by shel | 0 Comments

• The Universal Breastfeeding Symbol

  In the July-August 2006 issue of "Mothering" magazine, Stephanie Ondrack wrote “ Taking Down the Almighty Bottle .” The article was about the ubiquitousness of baby bottles in print, ads, and even baby books, blankets, and clothing. It also highlighted Read More... Posted 04 July 2008 05:39 by shel | 0 Comments

• Government outlining requirements for data collection to increase the duration of breastfeeding

  The Government wants to encourage and support mothers to increase the duration of breastfeeding, and to this end it is using data about the prevalence of breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks as a key indicator of child health and wellbeing, to address the aim of Read More... Posted 01 July 2008 22:39 by shel | 0 Comments

• The proposed Single Equality Bill

  In addition to the widely reported effects on discrimination in the workplace, this Bill will apparently be giving a legal right to babies to be fed their milk in business premises, wherever and whenever they need it. As the Bill is outlined we’ll be Read More... Posted 01 July 2008 18:52 by shel | 0 Comments