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This is another ‘notable’ paper about infant feeding. This time it’s an Australian study looking at feeding method and sleep. Continue reading “Who Needs Sleep?”

This is a remarkable paper… for all the wrong reasons. It was written by a group of breastfeeding researchers about the challenges they face advocating for breastfeeding on social media. Get yourself ready for some seriously bad science! Continue reading “Are They Talking About Us?”

We want to summarise and discuss our take on this very interesting paper. It is a recently published review of the research literature on guilt, shame and infant feeding ‘outcomes’. Continue reading “Our Commentary on a Recent Paper About Guilt, Shame and Infant Feeding”

Baby Friendly UK recently announced that it is intending to expand its Baby Friendly Initiative into children’s hospitals. It opened a consultation for views on its new standards for paediatrics services. These are some of the comments we submitted: Continue reading “We Respond to Baby Friendly About its Plans to Extend Into Children’s Hospitals”

We have written to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health to raise our concerns about Baby Friendly UK’s recently announced plans to expand into children’s hospitals. This is what we said: Continue reading “We Write to the RCPCH about the Baby Friendly Initiative in Children’s Hospitals”

We recently commented on new postnatal care guidelines that are being developed by NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence). We read through many pages of evidence reviews and supporting documents and submitted extensive comments, which can be read below. You can join us in discussing the guidelines on Twitter.

Continue reading “Our Comments on New Postnatal Care Guidelines from NICE”

Our inbox went a bit crazy this morning with a link to this article in the Daily Mail reporting on this research paper and claiming ‘babies who were breastfed developed fewer behavioural problems when older’. So, we are going to dig a little deeper into the paper and give our perspective as parents… Continue reading “We Investigate New Claims About Breastfeeding and Child Behaviour”

Infant Feeding Alliance is concerned about the Government’s decision to include formula milk and medical foods in the list of products subject to significant import tariffs in the event of a no-deal Brexit. This could lead to cost rises on life-saving products and put pressure on parents’ budgets. Continue reading “Write to Your MP about the Costs of Formula Milk and Medical Foods in Case of a No-deal Brexit”

We responded to a recent call for evidence by the Health and Social Care Committee on the safety of maternity services in England. This is what we said: Continue reading “Our Response to a Government Inquiry into the Safety of Maternity Services”

We wrote the following letter to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. We were responding to their published guidance on Covid-19, infant feeding and the postnatal period. Continue reading “Our Letter to RCOG about their Guidance on Infant Feeding and Covid-19”