Francesca
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Midwife working in education and Baby Friendly UK, enjoy helping to drive positive policies supporting women and families.
Joined June 2011
It’s vital that midwives and student midwives share their views to inform the new professional strategy for nursing and midwifery in England. Please complete the survey to share your experiences, hopes and ideas and help shape the future of our profession. https://t.co/ZyiHfCLXkK
Nurses, midwives, nursing associates, and student nurses, midwives and nursing associates. 📢 We need your help to develop a new professional strategy for nursing and midwifery in England and shape the future of our professions. #teamCNO
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"We are calling on all four national UK governments to review their midwifery workforce planning approach and call a halt to the recruitment freezes that are preventing women and their families from receiving the care they need and deserve" says RCM https://t.co/uvIEXDUqEP
theguardian.com
Student midwives working thousands of hours unpaid in NHS fear lack of vacancies despite staff shortages
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Watch this space for an enhanced version of the #greenfeedingtool #breastfeeding #greenhousegas #bmscode @aliveandthrive coming soon. @ANUPopHealth @HelenClarkNZ
Invest in Breastfeeding as a Carbon Offset. For updates on the Green Feeding Tool & how to use it, see our webpage. #greenfeedingtool #ghg #carbonfootprint #waterfootprint #protectbreastfeeding #breastfeeding @tanya_plibersek @ANUPopHealth
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@JessBrownFuller @BfN_UK @AssocBfMothers @NCTcharity @first1001days @babyfriendly @AIMS_online @HIFN12 @GP_IFN @OxBreastfeeding @LCGB1994 @AshleyDalton_MP we hope you will stay on for this important debate on Tuesday to hear more from @JessBrownFuller about what the government can do to protect and support breastfeeding
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Regarding the planned NHS maternity inquiry, may I respectfully draw attention to this international call for better postnatal care? Please read, any who are involved @CMidOEngland @GillWaltonRCM @RaneeThakar @AliWrightObGyn
revolution.postnatalsupportnetwork.com
The postpartum period represents a critical, yet often overlooked, window in women's health. Societal stigma and lack of comprehensive support leave many new mothers isolated and vulnerable. We must...
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Thank you to all our maternity and neonatal colleagues who are leading, participating in and delivering research, and for the enormous difference you make through your everyday practice.
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This #Red4Research day is an opportunity to recognise the vital role midwives have in research. Your contribution ensures we continue to improve the quality of maternity and neonatal care, and the experiences and outcomes for women, babies, and their families.
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The FIFA Club World Cup starts this week with @CocaCola as a main sponsor. The evidence that fizzy drinks do harm is overwhelming - and the players are no more likely to consume them as a source of athletic energy than they are to light up a cigarette at half-time. My piece in
dailymail.co.uk
How can you tell a child that drinking fizzy pop is seriously bad for their health when it seems to them that the world's best athletes are guzzling down the stuff every day and still performing?
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https://t.co/LcStW7pIfS nice advocacy success - we first asked for this in 2023 in our UPF report. It’s about time the NHS gave explicit recommendations on commercial baby & toddler foods. Now for meaningful enforced regulations!
bbc.co.uk
Avoid relying on food pouches for everyday meals, says NHS website for first time.
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World Health Assembly: In a new resolution, Member States agreed to expand the provisions of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes to tackle digital marketing of formula milk and baby foods. https://t.co/VOLh794FgF
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The Guardian piece yesterday on UPF industry lobbying revealed the tip of a very dirty iceberg. Hats off to the @soilassociation for the investigation - please sign their petition demanding the government respond 👇 https://t.co/Xj9BIkZMK8
act.soilassociation.org
The ultra-processed food (UPF) industry has blocked government attempts to push shops to promote deals on healthy foods. Join us in calling on the government to tell The Whole Truth about what we
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And here is the full Guardian piece for context. https://t.co/MyyOf5LHWd
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed in 2023 after campaign by global food firms
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#Australia struggles to regulate aggressive marketing of baby milk formula as does #Indonesia. This study shows the economic & environmental costs of failing. Protecting #breastfeeding is foundational to population health & to helping mums deliver the nurture kids need to thrive
NEW PUBLICATION: Economic and environmental impacts of commercial milk formula in Indonesia: estimates and comparisons using the Cost of Not Breastfeeding, Green Feeding, and Mothers’ Milk Tools. #IntBreastfeedJ @aliveandthrive @ANUCrawford @ANUPopHealth
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NEW PUBLICATION: Economic and environmental impacts of commercial milk formula in Indonesia: estimates and comparisons using the Cost of Not Breastfeeding, Green Feeding, and Mothers’ Milk Tools. #IntBreastfeedJ @aliveandthrive @ANUCrawford @ANUPopHealth
internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com
Background Sales of commercial milk formula products (CMF) are rising rapidly. This study analysed key economic and environmental impacts CMF feeding in Indonesia, which are often overlooked in...
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The quality of care in the first few days after birth in hospital is critical to #breastfeeding success but it also affects the health of the planet. New tools can show the potential gains from investing in better breastfeeding support in maternity care. #ghg #bmscode @ama_media
Starting in an hour or so 6pm AEST
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Gender budgeting for #breastfeeding is back! Register NOW for Monday’s event: ‘Tooling up the baby friendly hospital initiative... #bfhi Learn about tools for human & planetary health & monitoring #BMSCode compliance using the VIVID tool. Here it is! https://t.co/yAQ6G4L2un
@WHO
crawford.anu.edu.au
This event was jointly organised by the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy and the Health Research Institute at the University of Canberra. We acknowledge...
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Happy #IDM to all those amazing midwives out there that make a huge difference in the lives of women, babies and their families.
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👀 the pressure mounts…. Proud to have signed this letter Campaigners call for urgent action to protect infants from unhealthy food
independent.co.uk
It follows the findings of Leeds University research, featured in the BBC Panorama investigation The Truth About Baby Food.
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The children's vitamin chews that have more sugar than Haribos https://t.co/MvJIE2aXKS via @MailOnline @TheBDA @ActionSaltSugar @iHealthVisiting
dailymail.co.uk
Parents have no way of knowing the sugar content of many popular supplements aimed at children as young as three because manufacturers do not legally have to declare it on the packaging.
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