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The independent charity that puts women & families at the heart of infant feeding #bottlesboobsortubes Charity no: SC050164 @feedukorg.bsky.social

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The BBC’s investigation into infant feeding problems suggests as many as 30% of women may experience low milk supply. Yet the NHS tells women this is “very rare”.
This is not fair. Women deserve care based on evidence not ideology.
Join #ToldInTime

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Read our full report on the rise in admissions here, and what it tells us about the safety, evidence and ethics of current infant feeding policy. #admissionoffailure

https://t.co/NSa7dtsyNq

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The BBC’s investigation into infant feeding problems suggests as many as 30% of women may experience low milk supply. Yet the NHS tells women this is “very rare”.
This is not fair. Women deserve care based on evidence not ideology.
Join #ToldInTime

https://t.co/x9SDF8Splu

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This approach also means women’s experiences of poor milk supply get dismissed as imaginary, or they get told they are not “trying hard enough”.

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If you’re listening to @BBCRadio4 and feeling furious about how poorly current infant feeding policy prepares women & their families for the realities of infant feeding, you aren’t alone.
Women need care based on principles of safety, evidence and choice.
https://t.co/x9SDF8Splu

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@JamesTitcombe We believe current infant feeding policy may be harming women and babies and is not based on principles of informed choice and consent. We are campaigning for change here. Please do share https://t.co/x9SDF8Splu

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@LucyGoBag Sorry to hear this - women must have the right to information about all their feeding options, risks and benefits, so they can do what’s right for them and their babies.
We need a new policy based on choice, evidence and safety.
Our campaign for change

https://t.co/x9SDF8Splu

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@BirthTrauma Please do join and share our campaign for change. https://t.co/x9SDF8Splu

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@BirthTrauma This has come up repeatedly in our research, and also suggests staff DO know but feel they are not allowed to say - it leaves women in the dark and their babies underfed.

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Tonight the BBC reports on soaring neonatal readmissions, often linked to inadequate milk intake.
Current policy fails families. Women need info on ALL feeding options, risks & benefits, before problems arise. Tell your MP it must change. Join #ToldInTime
https://t.co/x9SDF8RRvW

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@clareemurph Sounds like a campaign might be needed 😉

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Glad @feedukorg took part in this BBC investigation on the rise in neonatal admissions and the role of infant feeding.
The answer is much more complex than “more support”. Hoping tonight’s piece starts a proper discussion about evidence, choice and safety. https://t.co/BrBsrrg8Hf

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From parents watering down formula to the commercial failure of Kendamil’s affordable Bonya, what do we know about the pressures families face today and why? Looking forward to comparing UK experiences with the brilliant #FindingFormula team on 18 Nov here
https://t.co/Au1DciXY8T

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Every family should be able to afford the food their babies & young children need.

We're proud to join @Food_Foundation & >100 others calling on the Government to extend Healthy Start to all families receiving UC until children turn five.

#HealthyStart #AutumnBudget

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Infant feeding cannot be viewed separately to the wider issues of poor maternity care, it is part and parcel of the same problem and families will not thrive until it is fixed (6/end)

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There are some devastating findings in today's #maternityreview at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. We are saddened but not surprised to read that women's concerns about feeding were often not addressed, with direct consequences for their babies 🧵(1/)

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We need a new approach to #infantfeeding based on principles of informed choice, consent and patient safety, & an immediate suspension of further BFI accreditations while we ensure that all women &their babies care &support based on their individual needs - not ideology (5/)