Now open access. Norway has counted mothers milk it its food statistics for three decades. Other countries should too. #breastfeeding is productive work #mothersmilktool

Ilana systematic review and meta analysis of the effect of relaxation interventions on breastmilk quantity and maternal mental health HIFN

Pre @unicef BFHI in Croatia, healthy term babies were routinely separated from their mothers. EBF rates were 2% and Dr Irena Zakarija-Grkovic tells us her predominant memory of working there, was the sound of newborns crying. Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) #EABM2023

ALL nations need to prepare for #IYCFE Helen Gray spells out the importance of #humanmilk feeding in emergencies. From displacement in Syrian and Ukraine wars, floods, Grenfell and nuclear threat, pre planning is essential in high AND low income countries. La Leche League GB James Garfield

Formula is expensive, and that consumer cost funds a $3BILLION marketing budget per year. They spend further more on lobbyists, sponsoring medical events and creating "helpful" breastfeeding resources for parents. Don't be fooled, they care about profits, not babies.Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)

"It's a societal responsibility to raise healthy children". Thank you Sarah-Jane Mee and Vicky Thomas for raising the important issue of the first 1000 days and formula poverty in the UK.

This #ScottishBreastfeedingWeek I'm highlighting inequalities and celebrating the work of Amma Birth Companions 🧡 BBuddiesPK @lllgb La Leche League Edinburgh Dr Liz Smith QN Emma williams Phillipa Rewaj and many more! #SBW2023

It is always great to work with colleagues throughout Scotland, and beyond.Especially Marianne White and lisayoung in highlighting the need for MDT lactation care in #breastcancer & #breastsepsis. NHS Tayside are lucky to have you and the surgical team driving this forward!

Feeding babies is only one part of the parental mix, but for those not able to feed their babies as they hoped or would have chosen, it's a big part. Infant feeding should be on everyone's agendas. This film will help explain why. 👇

Never before have I witnessed such a powerful and compelling performance, on stage or screen. #IsabelaCoracy as Nina Simone. Acting was sublime, she fully embodied the role and was truly born for this part. Ballet Black was dance and storytelling at its best tonight. 👏🏽👑

AGREED! And you can vote for Isabela Coracy as Nina Simone in the Best Performer category at the Black British Theatre Awards here: blackbritishtheatreawards.com #bbPioneers

Please consider signing up to this study so we can map and track WHO code violations #EndExploitativeMarketing

The Infant Feeding APPG is just getting underway. We'll be hearing from Katie Pereira-Kotze & Dr Vicky Sibson from First Steps Nutrition Trust speaking about “The importance of legal restrictions on the marketing of commercial milk formulas in the context of the cost-of-living crisis” #APPGIFI

Really excited to be at the #bfscot23 event hearing the opening address from Jenni Minto MSP. Children only get one chance at childhood 🤍🙏🏽

Thank you to Dr Ndzi Ernestine Ndzi for sharing her personal experience of breastfeeding in the UK. She grew up never hearing of a new mother crying because of breastfeeding. Why? It was supported by her culture and wider society. #bfscot2023

Claire-Michelle Pearson became a ‘snowdrop’ breast milk donor after her son Rupert died during labour. Her portrait features in new art exhibition, Connecting Hearts, by Swansea University, HumanMilkFoundation & Leanne Pearce Artist. Claire-Michelle joins Nuala McGovern to share her story 🔽

Last day of work before mat leave. So happy to end on a high with Amma Birth Companions 🧡 and the #ammafamily for hooking me up. I presented the whole session on a yoga ball! #WomenSupportingWomen

Yes, 2 years minimum breastfeeding / human milk feeding is recommended as optimum for human health. Immune and bioactive factors are especially important throughout the early years.