Breastfeeding laws

Southampton Welcomes Breastfeeding

by Sophie Kynoch The Southampton Welcomes Breastfeeding scheme, which offers local businesses the opportunity to welcome breastfeeding in their venue, was launched recently to great...

What should you do if you see a baby eating in public?

By Dr Aimee Grant & Prof Amy Brown Centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding and Translational Research, Swansea University If you live in the UK, seeing...

#MakingItWork – how shared parental leave worked for us

In this blog, Kirsty and Geraint Davies explain how they used shared parental leave so Kirsty could return to work while continuing to breastfeed their...

Joint Statement on Protecting Breastfeeding

Statement issued by: Breastfeeding Network National Childbirth Trust Association of Breastfeeding Mothers UK Association of Milk Banks Lactation Consultants of Great Britain La Leche League...

#MakingItWork – breastfeeding as a student.

What’s it like being a student and a new parent at the same time? In this #MakingItWork real life story, Jenni tells us how she...

#MakingItWork – what adjustments can I expect to be made?

In this #MakingItWork case study, Emma tells us how she went about discussing adjustments to her work pattern with her employer. “My company weren’t really...

#MakingItWork – what if expressing doesn’t work for me?

Gemma Scott is a registered midwife and health visitor, and currently works for Plymouth City Council Public Health Team. Since her work focuses on children...

#MakingItWork – Expressing Breastmilk at Work

In the first of our #MakingItWork real-life case studies, Jade tells us about the issues she faced when returning to work, when her daughter was...

Guest Blog: Shared Parental Leave & Breastfeeding

As part of our #MakingItWork campaign, this guest blog by Dr Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi (York St John University) explores the impact that shared parental leave...

“Advancing Our Health: Prevention in the 2020s” – BfN’s Response

BfN sees supporting women and families with breastfeeding as an important way to tackle some of the causes of preventable ill health in England. Here...

Breastfeeding Mothers Returning to Work – Top 5 Tips

Law firm Slater and Gordon recently published a report on the rights of breastfeeding mothers returning to work, highlighting the fact that many employers are...

Feeding baby out and about in the UK? What’s the fuss?

Fact: Feeding your baby out and about is protected by law. In Scotland breastfeeding is protected by the Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Act 2005, which says...