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March 2009 - Posts

• 'Breastfeeding Welcome' sticker / National BF Awareness Week 09 Competition Announced

  Concerns associated with breastfeeding in public (such as embarrassment, and negative public attitudes) have been identified as one of the key barriers to breastfeeding. One of the standards to achieve the BFI is to provide women with information about Read More... Posted 14 March 2009 10:03 by shel | 0 Comments

• New numbers for DH and BfN supporterline

  The new numbers are National Breastfeeding Helpline 0300 100 0212 BfN Supporterline 0300 100 0210 Bengali / Sylheti Supporterline 0300 456 2421 The Government is recommending all NHS related numbers move to 0300 numbers. The BfN feel that the services Read More... Posted 14 March 2009 08:30 by shel | 0 Comments

• Blackpool receives extra funding for breastfeeding work

  Blackpool has been awarded extra funding which it applied for under a special scheme announced during World Breastfeeding Week in August 2008. We learned last week that the bid had been successful. An extra £2 million to help more women in England breastfeed, Read More... Posted 07 March 2009 17:08 by shel | 0 Comments

• Round up of regional action on breastfeeding - Q4 2008

  The Northwest achieved the highest percentage of infants with known breastfeeding status as a percentage of infants due a 6-8 week check for Q1 VSB11 reporting, this represents the best performance across all regions. Primary Care Trusts that failed the Read More... Posted 07 March 2009 16:51 by shel | 0 Comments