Posted on 02 August 2018 by Tahmineh Hendron, Head of Projects & Programmes The Personal is Statistical: ‘Breast is best’ but support for mothers is what matters In our monthly series, The Personal is Statistical, we'll be talking about where statistics have interacted with our personal lives. As part of World Breastfeeding Week, Tahmineh Hendron reflects on the contrast between the theory and reality of breastfeeding. Read the rest of this entry Tags: GPs, breastfeeding, children, children's nutrition, nutrition
Posted on 18 August 2011 by Louise Marryat, previous member of staff ScotCen How should we encourage breastfeeding? This month's World Breastfeeding Week focused on communication as one of its key themes, and Louise Marryat knows this only too well, having spoken to young mothers through our evaluation of the Family Nurse Partnership programme in Scotland. Here she explains more. Read the rest of this entry Tags: Family Nurse Partnership programme, Growing up in Scotland, ScotCen, Scottish Centre for Social Research, breastfeeding