By RCM on 11 June 2018
‘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.
By RCM on 11 May 2018
A new report by UNICEF has highlighted global “breastfeeding gaps” between rich and poor and shows UK breastfeeding rates amongst the lowest in the world.
By RCM on 11 December 2017
RCM responds to research on financial incentives for breastfeeding by the University of Sheffield and the University of Dundee.
By RCM on 30 October 2017
Research on links between breastfeeding and the bonding benefits has been published today by the American Psychological Association. Commenting on the research, Clare Livingstone, Professional Policy Advisor at the Royal College of Midwives, ...
By RCM on 02 August 2017
The World Health Organization and UNICEF have published a report which says that no country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding. The report comes at the start of World Breastfeeding Week 2017.
By RCM on 07 July 2017
Today Cardiff University has published research which found that peer support for breastfeeding mothers is not available in many areas of the UK. Peer support was only available in 56% of NHS Trust/NHS Health Board areas.
By RCM on 02 June 2017
Breastfeeding after a caesarean section may help manage pain, with mothers who breastfed their babies for at least 2 months after the operation three times less likely to experience persistent pain compared to those who breastfed for less ...
By RCM on 17 May 2017
Today new research published in European Respiratory Journal indicates that breastfeeding could play a role in preventing wheezing in the first year of life. Researchers studied 2773 infants from the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal ...
By RCM on 22 March 2017
Start4Life, Public Health England’s (PHE) programme that helps parents-to-be and parents to adopt healthy behaviours, has launched a new interactive Breastfeeding Friend (BFF) ChatBot.
