Blogs about: Babyfeeding
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Popular pregnancy and parent guides updated
New advice on storing breast milk and the best medicines to take during pregnancy are some of the updates the Department of Health has made to its popular Pregnancy and Birth to Five books being relau… more →
NCT Watch
Popular pregnancy and parent guides updated
nctwatch wrote 1 month ago: New advice on storing breast milk and the best medicines to take during pregnancy are some of the up … more →
NCT response to BMJ cot death research
nctwatch wrote 1 month ago: A report out today in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) regarding cot death has found that there is … more →
NCT response to Swansea University research relating to drugs in labour and breastfeeding
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nctwatch wrote 2 months ago: A study published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology suggests that there may be an … more →
Mother and Baby survey reveals mothers worries about breastfeeding in public
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nctwatch wrote 4 months ago: A new Mother and Baby survey, carried out in conjunction with NCT, reveals that most British women s … more →
COW and GATE found guilty of misusing research to sell their brands of formula milks
nctwatch wrote 4 months ago: Cow & Gate this week had a complaint against their advertising of follow on milk upheld by the A … more →
Report published on women’s satisfaction levels with maternity care in Wales
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nctwatch wrote 5 months ago: Most women are satisfied with maternity care in Wales with services generally meeting an appropriate … more →
Advice for toddlers and young children to avoid rice drinks due to risk of exposure to inorganic arsenic
nctwatch wrote 6 months ago: Following research published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) looking at levels of arsenic in rice … more →
UK adopts new growth charts based on breast-fed babies
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nctwatch wrote 6 months ago: New growth charts have been launched for National Breastfeeding Awareness Week. As of early May, al … more →
Equality Bill laid down in Parliament
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nctwatch wrote 6 months ago: The Equality Bill was laid down in Parliament last week and will be discussed and debated over the c … more →
Department of Health supports Baby Friendly Initiative
nctwatch wrote 6 months ago: Dawn Primarolo, Minister at the Department of Health (DH) this week noted their support for the Nati … more →
European Commission proposals to amend pregnant workers directive
nctwatch wrote 8 months ago: The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has launched a consultation regarding … more →
Minister questioned about the inclusion of infant formula in Healthy Start
nctwatch wrote 8 months ago: Lynne Jones MP this week questioned the Secretary of State for Health about why the NHS Healthy Star … more →
New study suggests breastfeeding may help to offset early disadvantages
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nctwatch wrote 8 months ago: A new study from the Institute of Education, London, has suggested that breastfeeding may be particu … more →
NCT asks UK to follow USA lead in plastic baby feeding bottles
nctwatch wrote 8 months ago: The NCT (National Childbirth Trust) is asking companies selling baby bottles in the UK to follow the … more →
Rheumatoid arthritis risk 'reduced through breastfeeding'
nctwatch wrote 8 months ago: The Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases this week published new research suggesting that breastfeeding … more →
Minister questioned on new guidance on smoking and pregnancy
nctwatch wrote 9 months ago: The Secretary of State for Health was asked to make it part of department policy to use the phrase ‘ … more →
The promotion of UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative in areas of high social deprivation
nctwatch wrote 9 months ago: Maria Miller MP, Shadow Minister for Family questioned the Department of Health (DH) about the steps … more →
Minister questioned over progress in reducing health inequalities
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nctwatch wrote 10 months ago: The Minister of State for Health, Dawn Primarolo this week suggested that more needs to be done to m … more →
Secretary of State re-emphasises breastfeeding in the war against obesity
nctwatch wrote 1 year ago: Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Health gave evidence this week, to the Health Committee on its … more →
