National Breastfeeding Awareness week is 24th – 29th June 2013. Jan Potter Plymouth Breastfeeding Co-ordinator; ‘This is a wonderful opportunity for us all to promote the benefits and raise awareness of breastfeeding. We would like to invite all Children’s centres/Latch on groups to hold their own breastfeeding awareness activities during the week, so that we

Eight Plymouth mums have today celebrated the completion of a ten week breastfeeding peer support programme. The training programme, which is accredited through APT awards (OCNSWR), is delivered by health professionals from Plymouth Community Healthcare in partnership with local children’s centres and volunteers. Successful candidates will be rewarded with 3 credits at level 2, the

Plymouth NHS bosses welcome new report on breastfeeding Public health bosses in Plymouth have welcomed a report by UNICEF that reveals if more women in the country breastfeed it could save the NHS an estimated £40 million. The report, Preventing disease and saving resources, shows that for just five illnesses, moderate increases in breastfeeding would

Mums across Plymouth are celebrating National Breastfeeding Awareness Week (NBAW). NHS Plymouth’s public health team will be joined by mums who breastfeed in Plymouth City Centre on Saturday 30 June, from 8:30am – 5:30pm, to promote the benefits of breastfeeding and to let mums thinking of breastfeeding know that help is available if they need

“Thank GOODness for breastfeeding” – that’s the message from six volunteer mums who are celebrating after completing a 10-week breastfeeding peer support course. The course gives volunteer mums the knowledge and skills they need to support others mums to breastfeed, and give their babies the healthiest start to life. It is run by the NHS

Eight enthusiastic Plymouth mums celebrated the completion of their breastfeeding peer support training programme this week. The 10 week course is delivered by health professionals from NHS Plymouth and Plymouth Hospitals NHS trust, with additional support from Plymouth Children’s Centres. Becoming a parent can be full of new and exciting challenges, as a baby gets

National Breastfeeding Awareness week, in June, is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of mothers who breastfeed their babies, giving them the best possible start to life. The theme for this year’s campaign “More than milk”, focuses on the amazing properties of breastmilk which constantly adapts to an infants growing needs. Artificial formula milk is