Alison Spiro

Breastfeeding specialist,anthropologist, writer, grandmother to eight exclusively breastfed children.

[Alison Spiro @AlisonSpiro]

@trishkelly123 @tessatimmis @ProfSarahCowley @BaldwinSharin @iHealthVisiting @Alison_Morton2 @Unite_CPHVA Thanks for support for my book

[Tessa Timmis @tessatimmis]

@ProfSarahCowley @BaldwinSharin @iHealthVisiting @Alison_Morton2
Just read this accessable book, would highly reccommend, for public health professionals & planners working with breastfeeding mothers, also mothers and partners.
#breastfeeding #healthvisitors #publichealth

[Alison Spiro @AlisonSpiro]

Health visitors play a key role in promoting the uptake of the MMR vaccine. So important today with the rise in measles infections.

[Alison Spiro @AlisonSpiro]

@NICU_Musings Fascinating MRI! Swallow with each jaw movement. Tongue movement seems minimal!

[Infant Feeding APPG @APPGIFI]

Please encourage your Member of Parliament to sign this motion. #CodeAt40 #BabiesBeforeProfits #BMSCode

[Alison Spiro @AlisonSpiro]

@bflgireland 'Free' infant feeding training is still sponsored by formula companies as are 'health visitor of the year' awards!

[RCPCH @RCPCHtweets]

'Breastfeeding rates in this country are not nearly as good as they could be... We know that breastfeeding is one of the most important public health interventions and it costs nothing.' @CamillaKingdon

https://t.co/mqHq9gb1Nj

[Alison Spiro @AlisonSpiro]

@JaneScatt Congratulations Alison! You will do a wonderful job representing health visiting!

[Alison Spiro @AlisonSpiro]

This is such a great opportunity for health visitors and students to learn or revise from one of the UK experts!

[Emma Pickett @makesmilk]

A reminder I have another live breastfeeding session for student HVs on 4th Nov at 10am. Pls message me for details. I can also share a recording. These sessions are free & focus on early breastfeeding challenges & positioning & attachment. #healthvisiting #studenthealthvisitor

[Emma Pickett @makesmilk]

Overstretched health visitors caring for up to 2,400 families each https://t.co/YHOj2DYXko

[Alison Spiro @AlisonSpiro]

@Francesca343 So sorry to hear this sad news Francesca. She looked a very caring lovely woman. We all owe so much to our mothers and you are continuing her caring legacy.

[Alison Spiro @AlisonSpiro]

Breastmilk is a living fluid which can never be manufactured in a lab. Mothers want more support, not another product

[Emma Pickett @makesmilk]

If you’re a billionaire & you invest in lab-produced breastmilk but don’t invest equivalent or greater sums in supporting those who want to breastfeed, you:
1. Have an ethical problem.
2. Don’t understand breastfeeding.
3. Don’t understanding environmental impact of breastfeeding

[Paul Brown @pbsportswriter]

77 pages into this by @mattspiro so far and it hasn’t flagged once. Every paragraph packed with insight, no quote wasted. Really interesting on link between immigration and #LesBleus and what that has meant for racism/inclusion in France. Can’t recommend it highly enough.

[Alison Spiro @AlisonSpiro]

Thank you Emma! I am very proud to be a nurse at the moment.

[Emma Pickett @makesmilk]

#InternationalNursesDay hashtag reminds me of some of my favourite breastfeeding supporters who are also nurses. @SBreward @FeedSleepBond @gee_twinklies Alison Spiro from @iHealthVisiting and @bestbeginnings, Sarah Oakley IBCLC. There are thousands more! Thank you xxx

[Alison Spiro @AlisonSpiro]

I am shocked to hear that Nestle and Danone are present at the CPHVA conference. I understood that funding from formula companies was no longer being accepted. This puts HVs working in or towards Baby Friendly standards in a very difficult position.

[First Steps Nutrition Trust @1stepsnutrition]

Very disappointed @Unite_CPHVA to see that Nestle Nutrition and Danone Early Life Nutrition have stands #CPHVA19 - how does this support the majority of HV working in @babyfriendly accredited areas?

[Alison Spiro @AlisonSpiro]

@JaneScatt also increasing breastfeeding globally to near-universal levels could save more then 800,000 babies lives every year (WHO The Lancet 2016)

[Alison Spiro @AlisonSpiro]

This amazing video deserves national coverage! Many women will relate to the feelings and experiences expressed. Congratulations to all who put it together.

[Alison Thewliss @alisonthewliss]

This is an awesome video - well done to @AssocBfMothers and all who make this possible. How amazing would it be to get these clips on TV?! #FeedOn