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#AnneWoods Preterm babies are babies too, where you are born shouldn't matter. A whole systems approach working collaboratively is what is needed. It is crucial to have a greater understanding of those who may be more marginalised or vulnerable #BFConf
@DrAimeeGrant @SwanseaUni .@DrAimeeGrant Autism: 1 in 36 people, differences in communication & sensory, 1/3 have learning disability.
@DoctorChrisVT .@DoctorChrisVT the definition of #UPF came from a group of researchers in Brasil, where obesity levels had risen sharply over a short period #BFConf
@SarahJ_MW @maryrenfrew @babyfriendly The programme takes 8 months and aims to increase knowledge & capacity related to infant feeding & very early child development. 2 distinct qualifications: Advocate & Leader. It's hope participation will influence cultural change in the UK. 25 graduates of the 2023 programme
@katherineshats @UNICEF .@katherineshats the #BMSCode was adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in 1981 but it must taken together with subsequent associated WHA resolutions #BFConf
@FeedSleepBond @leanne_artist .@FeedSleepBond Paediatrics feels like a neglected area in breastfeeding. There is training, BFI accreditation, donor human milk, infant feeding teams for maternity and neonatal but not paediatrics. There's almost nothing about bf beyond the neonatal period #BFConf
@Nickel_NC @um_mchp .@Nickel_NC is speaking about differences in life expectancy and health outcoems in the different areas of the city of Winnipeg where he lives and works #BFConf
@babyfriendly @maryrenfrew In her career @maryrenfrew has worked with hundreds of collaborators. She wants to thank in particular @AlisonMcFDundee, @Francesca343, @LLLGB, @AssocBfMothers @BfN_UK & @NCTcharity. She also thanks all the mothers, babies and families who have worked with her #BFConf
.@No1HypnoMidwife: 52.5% of the midwive she surveyed felt comfortable discussing ethnicity, which means almost half weren't. Reasons included not wanting to offend by highlighting risks associated w background, being worried might offend or make people feel singled out #BFConf
@DrTomori @JHUNursing @TheLancet .@DrTomori: breastfeeding is a species specific biopsychosocial system, a dynamic living system that relies on the interaction between mother, baby & environment. It's a process NOT a product. It cannot be replicated #BFConf
@BritishIMA #SahiraDar: second largest religious group and growing, 6.5% of UK population. Huge ethnic diversity: Black, Asian, Arab, White. 40% of Muslim pop in England reside in the most deprived 5th of LA districts. A very young population #BFConf
@HofENLcentral @nlancouncil .@HofENLcentral Plan for @nlancouncil, what are they doing to improve bf rates, not the sole responsibility of one organisation, they takea holistic, sytemic approach. Pledge to support bf in the workplace & community, assessing staff needs, providing facilities & flex working
@KajsaBrimdyr .@KajsaBrimdyr the origins of the milky way painting by Tintoretto. Gala in the word galaxy means milk We can see boobs in even in photos of galaxies 😄 #BFConfwikiart.org/en/tintoretto/…
@jdalzell12 @babyfriendly @shereen_fisher .@shereen_fisher: It's great to be back in person. They were surprised at the demand for this year's conference and they're sorry they couldn't accommodate everyone. They will evaluate needs carefully for next year #BFconf
.@sallygm1 the group wants to raise awareness, empower and inform the public and local & national leaders how breastfeeding positively impacts climate change. It also helps with the issue of #FoodSecurity #bfconf
@MeghanAzad @umanitoba @CHILDSTUDY .@MeghanAzad quote from Cesar Victoria et al. from the 2016 @TheLancet Breastfeeding Series "Human breastmilk is not only a perfectly adapted nutritional supply for the infant, but probably the most specific personalised medicine that he or she is likely to receive...." #bfconf
@sheena_byrom @all4maternity .@sheena_byrom mentioned the @TheLancet series Beyond too little, too late and too much, too soon: a pathway towards evidence-based, respectful maternity care worldwide thelancet.com/journals/lance…
.@JacintaCordwell: over 90000 neonatal admissions per year (about 1 in 7 babie born), 47% are born at 37+ weeks but may be admitted for maternal health reasons, need for surgery, jaundice, HIE etc. #bfconf
.@DrKarleenG has done work in child protection cases, and cases of adoption, foster care, asylum seekers where language has been used to marginalise mothers. Through her work on lactation for adoptive mothers she has also worked with surrogate mothers #bfconf
@UptySciChick .@UptySciChick: babies' brain development can be affected in utero by mother's mental health (cortisol & inflammatio, increased risk of preterm birth), exposure to substances #bfconf