British women to be paid to breastfeed as part of study
Women in two English counties will be given $330 in grocery store gift certificates if they agree to breastfeed their infants, in a new study to...
View ArticleHospitals Need to Teach Women to Breastfeed
Nov 14, 2013 4:45 am - by Malika Shah Training nurses and hospital staff to teach breastfeeding techniques in the hours after birth could spare women a huge amount of frustration, says Malika Shah....
View ArticleThe worst breastfeeding initiative I've ever come across
Unless you've been living on another planet the last few years, here's one thing you'll be certain about. Breast is best. Babies who are breastfed are less likely to get infections in their early...
View ArticleU.K. Now Paying Mothers to Breastfeed
In a new initiative, the U.K. will offer mothers vouchers as incentive to breastfeed, the BBC reports. The scheme promises mothers £120 ($190) in coupons at stores like Poundstretcher, Asda, and Tesco...
View ArticleBreastfeeding encouraged with coupon rewards
7 News report A controversial pilot program has been launched in the United Kingdom, which gives financial incentives for low-income mothers to breastfeed their infants. The NOSH or Nourishing Start...
View ArticleIncentives for British moms to promote breastfeeding
LONDON: New mothers in two areas of Britain are to be paid to breastfeed their babies, it was announced on Tuesday, under a trial scheme aimed at boosting the practice in poor areas where it is...
View ArticleBritain pays mothers to breastfeed
NEW mothers in two areas of Britain are to be paid to breastfeed their babies, under a trial scheme aimed at boosting the practice in poor areas where it is "stigmatised". Mums in Derbyshire, central...
View ArticleNew mothers paid to breastfeed
--> New mothers in two areas of Britain are to be paid to breastfeed their babies, it was announced Tuesday, under a trial scheme aimed at boosting the practice in poor areas where it is...
View ArticleBritan to pay moms to breastfeed under pilot program
LONDON - New mothers in two areas of Britain are to be paid to breastfeed their babies, it was announced Tuesday, under a trial scheme aimed at boosting the practice in poor areas where it is...
View ArticleBreastfeeding basics: 10 myths about breast milk
MYTH: Many women simply cannot produce enough milk to successfully breastfeed a baby. FACT: This is NOT true. Most women produce an over-abundance of milk. Babies that lose weight or aren't gaining...
View ArticleMothers To Get A £200 Incentive To Breastfeed...
New mothers will receive up to £200 of store vouchers in return for breastfeeding under a controversial scheme partly funded by the taxpayer. They will be given coupons for stores such as Poundland,...
View ArticleFinancial incentive for breastfeeding mothers (The University of Sheffield)
(Source: The University of Sheffield) 8 November 2013 New measures are being tested by researchers from the University of Sheffield in an effort to improve breastfeeding rates. The initial stage of the...
View ArticleBreastfeeding mothers in Britain to be encouraged with vouchers
In Boythorpe, Chesterfield, just one in five mothers breastfeed their babies, a number that has remained stubbornly static for more than two decades. For some in Boythorpe, the problem is that they are...
View ArticleBreastfeeding mothers in Britain to be encourged with vouchers
In Boythorpe, Chesterfield, just one in five mothers breastfeed their babies, a number that has remained stubbornly static for more than two decades. For some in Boythorpe, the problem is that they are...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Mothers Offered Money
New mothers are to be offered up to £200 in shopping vouchers to encourage them to breastfeed their babies. The pilot scheme is being targeted at deprived areas of South Yorkshire and Derbyshire and...
View ArticleNew mothers 'bribed to breastfeed' by NHS with £200 shopping vouchers
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View ArticleResearchers to offer shopping vouchers to mothers who breastfeed
Sheffield University study will involve 130 mothers in communities where breastfeeding is thought to be stigmatised Breastfeeding protects babies from gut problems, respiratory problems, ear infections...
View ArticleThe nanny state? Mothers could be paid to breastfeed their babies
Low breastfeeding rates in parts of the UK could be tackled by offering mothers up to £200 in shopping vouchers, researchers have said. A study in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire will investigate the...
View ArticleBreastfeeding: New Mums To Get Shop Vouchers
Vouchers for Matalan, John Lewis, Mothercare or supermarkets are to be dished out to new mothers if they feed their babies with breast milk. Researchers from the University of Sheffield are examining...
View ArticleBreastfeeding mothers to get £200: new incentive scheme could offer vouchers...
New mums will be handed vouchers for Matalan, John Lewis or Mothercare if they feed their babies with breast milk as part of a trial which could be rolled out nationally. They will receive up to £120...
View ArticleMothers to get £200 to breastfeed: new incentive scheme could offer vouchers...
New mums will be handed vouchers for Matalan, John Lewis or Mothercare if they feed their babies with breast milk as part of a trial which could be rolled out nationally. They will receive up to £120...
View ArticleBritain pays mothers to breastfeed under pilot scheme
AFP - New mothers in two areas of Britain are to be paid to breastfeed their babies, it was announced Tuesday, under a trial scheme aimed at boosting the practice in poor areas where it is...
View ArticleBreastfeeding a winning start
The oldest method of providing nourishment is by breastfeeding. Cows, goats, dogs and cats do it, so why do humans have such a hard time feeding their young ones with the most natural form of food for...
View ArticleWorld Breastfeeding Day: been to Breastival this year?
In parks, castles and shopping centres, from Kent to Sunderland, hundreds of happy, guzzling babies took part in a simultaneous feeding session last weekend. Despite a heavy downpour in Swindon,...
View ArticleNew mothers offered shopping vouchers to breastfeed
12 November 2013 Last updated at 19:16 GMT New mothers are to be offered up to £200 in shopping vouchers to encourage them to breastfeed their babies. The pilot scheme is targeting deprived areas in...
View ArticleEarly results in breastfeeding vouchers trial
Initial results of a controversial scheme offering shopping vouchers to persuade mothers to breastfeed have shown promise, researchers say. Mothers in three areas of Derbyshire and South Yorkshire...
View ArticleShopping vouchers for breastfeeding set for wide-scale trial (The University...
(Source: The University of Sheffield) 20 November 2014 Over half of all eligible mothers signed up to the feasibility study A third of mothers claimed vouchers for breastfeeding their baby up to eight...
View ArticleScheme offering shopping vouchers to mothers who breastfeed to be extended
The UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world but pilot scheme suggests offering vouchers can help takeup ...
View ArticleBreastfeeding mothers offered £200 in shop vouchers
New mothers are to be offered up to £200 in shopping vouchers to encourage them to breastfeed their babies. The pilot scheme is being targeted at deprived areas of South Yorkshire and Derbyshire and...
View ArticleBreastfeeding 'cuts leukaemia risk'
Babies who were breastfed for at least six months had a 19% lower risk of going on to develop leukaemia in childhood than those who were breastfed for a shorter period or not at all, research found....
View ArticleBreastfeeding basics: the importance of on-demand feeding
Many women who begin breastfeeding become frustrated when newborn babies seem to feed constantly. Friends and family members who haven't breastfed (or at least, successfully breastfed) their babies may...
View ArticleNo, we're not ashamed about giving mothers financial incentives to breastfeed
Joanna Moorhead describes our research as "the worst breastfeeding initiative I've ever come across", and denounces our research team – for which I am the principal investigator – with the cry, "shame...
View ArticleIt’s class, not whether a baby is breastfed, that determines life chances
“New mums bribed to breastfeed” ran headlines last week, as the Lancet reported that a pilot scheme offering women shopping vouchers worth up to £200 if they breastfed their babies will now be extended...
View ArticleBrits turn to breast-feeding for pay to wean moms off bottle-feeding culture
When Vanessa Purdy spotted a poster inviting her to earn shopping vouchers for breast-feeding, she didn’t think twice about signing up. “I thought, ‘If I can get money for breast-feeding, why not?’ ”...
View ArticleHHC Lincoln Medical Center First Bronx Hospital to be Named “Baby-Friendly”...
(Source: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation) News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12,2015 HHC Lincoln Medical Center First Bronx Hospital to be Named "Baby-Friendly" HHC Lincoln Medical Center...
View Article60-second op that can help baby breastfeed
London - As soon as Justine Sullivan’s son Conor was born, he had trouble breastfeeding. Midwives at the hospital gave him formula milk, much to his mother’s exasperation. “Conor’s first feed was from...
View ArticleInterview: Breastfeeding increases intelligence, boosts immunity: UN expert
by Lyndal Rowlands UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Babies who are breastfed experience lifelong benefits, including increased intelligence and improved immunity, said Werner Schultink, chief of...
View ArticleSome breastfeeding benefits questioned by US study
Breast is still best, but the long-term benefits of breastfeeding might have been inflated, say researchers who have compared the effects of breastfeeding and bottle-feeding on siblings. Short-term...
View ArticleIncreased breastfeeding could prevent thousands of child deaths, study claims
More than 800,000 child deaths could be prevented annually if more women around the world breastfed their babies, new research has found. Experts claimed near-universal breastfeeding could also prevent...
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