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Higher risk of breast cancer for women after childbirth, research finds
The increased risk for breast cancer after childbirth may last more than 20 years, researchers reveal.
Maternity leave harder than expected, survey reveals
More than a quarter of mums (27%) did not enjoy their maternity leave as much as they thought they would a poll commissioned for The Emma Barnett Show on BBC Radio 5 Live has shown.
New guidance to increase breastfeeding support
WHO and UNICEF have issued new guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn services.
Empowering informed choices
Third-year student midwife Nicola Andrews describes how she and her student cohort impressed Unicef assessors to help their university receive a 100% pass mark for meeting the standards of the Baby Friendly Initiative.
PhD research: Breastfeeding and opiate dependency
A lecturer at Edinburgh Napier University on her doctoral study.RCM comments on breastmilk and pre-term babies study
Research published today by the University of Edinburgh has found that babies born before their due date show better brain development when fed breast milk rather than formula.RCM supports Public Health England’s new interactive breastfeeding support tool ‘ChatBot’
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.‘RCM highlights EU workers, maternity discrimination and public sector pay restraint at TUC women’s conference’
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) Women’s Conference takes place in London this week (Wednesday 8th March – Friday March 10th).Bold and welcome vision says RCM Scotland on Scottish Government Breastfeeding report
Today the Scottish Government has published the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Report. The report assessed the effectiveness, affordability and feasibility of current support for breastfeeding, marking it overall as 'strong'. ...