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Breastmilk benefits preterm babies’ brain development
Breastfeeding premature babies results in infants’ better brain development than feeding with formula, a study finds.
RCM calls for extending legal rights to workplace breastfeeding support
Employers must follow guidance on supporting breastfeeding at work says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in a motion to the TUC Congress. The RCM says that ACAS guidance is being ignored by many organisations and this is affecting breastfeeding ...RCM comments on World Breastfeeding Week 2018
Today (Wednesday 1st August) marks the start of World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2018 and this year the theme is ‘Foundation of Life’.RCM publishes new position statement on infant feeding
‘The decision of whether or not to breastfeed is a woman’s choice and must be respected’, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has confirmed today as it publishes a new position statement on infant feeding.RCM responds to BBC poll on women’s experiences of breastfeeding
Today (Tuesday 29th January) the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have responded to a new poll about women’s experiences of feeding their baby, commissioned by BBC Radio’ 4 Woman’s Hour and BBC Radio Sheffield.
Kent midwives wins national award for ‘liquid gold’ breastmilk project
Two Kent midwives who increased the collection and use of antenatal breastmilk have won the JOHNSON’S® Excellence in Maternity Care and Innovation Award in the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Annual AwardsRCM calls for improvements in staffing to enable better breastfeeding support
We must see improvements in breastfeeding support for disadvantaged women says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as new research out today from UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies shows that improving breastfeeding support ...
Newcastle midwives scoop national award
.A midwifery-led service from Newcastle has scooped a national award for its work to support pregnant and new mothers with infant feeding. Lynne McDonald, on behalf of Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, received the Royal ...