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Black women are almost five times more likely to die in childbirth than white women in the UK. This petition is calling for drastic change: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/2592… More info in our blog post here: breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/mbrrace-uk-rep… #BlackBreastfeedingWeek Diversity in Infant Feeding BWDBF

Today. Tomorrow. Every day. Safe and supportive environments start with kindness. Kindness to each other. Kindness to yourself. So start today and keep it going every day - at school, online and in your community. #ENDviolence #BTSLoveMyself @bts_twt

The voices of Black mothers who are breastfeeding is one of my favourite things about #FeedOn | The Breastfeeding Documentary on Vimeo. Please watch if you haven’t already. #BlackBreastfeedingWeek ⁦ vimeo.com/343707475

“Don’t you know yet? It is your light that lights the world!” ~ Rumi. Please RT if you agree! Education Cannot Wait + partners work to get children back to school in emergencies & protracted crises. The Case 4 Humanity Theirworld Yasmine Sherif pic:UNICEF Iraq - يونيسف العراق UNHCR Education

Hmm...A young learner considers what he has written in the chalkboard, at a primary school, #Cambodia. Attending school is critical, but so is learning in school. We need to strengthen school systems so that every child can develop skills they need for empowered futures.🌟 💪

We love this video starring BFislington, explaining their work supporting #breastfeeding families: buff.ly/2jXFRPh Sadly we don't have the funds to run enough groups like this - but if we're not in your area, please call NationalBFHelplineUK for support & info, open every day 🤱

Another neglected area is painful breastfeeding. Yesterday I helped a woman w nipple vasospasm and someone with infected eczema- not rocket science but unfamiliar to most clinicians

RCT: Preterm neonates who received kangaroo care for longer duration reaches full enteral feeds faster, have better breastfeeding success, neurobehavioral performance, thermal control, and tissue oxygenation. qxmd.com/r/31493775

“It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.” - Roald Dahl. A reminder on #RoaldDahlDay that your children love you, even if you live in PJs (or hospital pants like Amy Schumer) haven't showered & live on toast. You're doing great ❤️🤱

We just had Lyra’s two year health check with the wonderful Ama from ⁦Hackney Council⁩. We last saw her for breastfeeding support in 2017 when she went above and beyond to help us. #nosepicking #breastfeeding

Looking forward to discussing this at RCM conference - inequality in health outcomes -an unacceptable reality

"Health equity is the absence of unfair and avoidable differences in health between subgroups of a population." Very cool interactive graphic tool from World Health Organization (WHO) helps to disaggregate data to provide an evidence base for equity-oriented policies. who.int/gho/health_equ…

Delighted to be speaking at this International Maternity Expo #IME2019 with Stephanie Heys sharing the International Confederation of Midwives annie yates and RoarBehindSilence and Jude Cottrell’s RESPECT work #RMC #RespectfulMaternityCare #InItTogether Maternity & Midwifery Forum

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 brilliant achievement Baby Friendly UK NIFN Francesca

Low milk supply? Before reaching for the cookies, read this by Emma Pickett: buff.ly/2JqcjST Also info on galactogogues (drugs/supplements that might increase supply) by bf and medication MBE: buff.ly/30kvrbY Need support? Call NationalBFHelplineUK, or PM us on FB. Photo: @cibiiuk

DID YOU KNOW? #Breastfeeding is key to sustainable development and is linked to all 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals! #UNGA #UNGA74 United Nations Global Goals

#BreastfeedingtheBrave calls for more training, support & acknowledgement of importance of #breastfeeding for critically sick babies & children, in this amazing video: youtube.com/watch?v=uuXc1t… Please RT. *Contains images of critically sick children which some may find upsetting.*

Thanks @rebecca62413084 includes understanding why mortality rates are higher & taking action 2reduce, inequalities gap analysis for each BetterBirths workstream, by 2024 75% of women from BAME background & those most deprived will receive funds4 continuity ofcarer & there’s more

High-level panel at Black Mothers & Childbirth debate resource & leadership ⁦Jennie Joseph⁩ ⁦Lesley Page CBE⁩ ⁦jenniedouglas⁩ #blackmothersmatter