Bridgewater Community Healthcare - a parents guide to our community breastfeeding policy
Infant Feeding Co-ordinator links with Public Health Nurse teams (Health Visitors, Staff Nurses, Nursery Nurses and Clinic Nurses), Midwives, Children Centres services/teams, General Practitioners (GPs), local councils, including breastfeeding peer support services.
Areas of work include:
- promoting, protecting and supporting mothers who breastfeed
- encouraging mothers who choose to bottle feed responsively
- staff education
- advise and update with evidenced based practice, including supporting staff and parents/carers on all matters related to infant feeding
- breastfeeding groups across all boroughs
- all teams are UNICEF Baby Friendly accredited
Who can access the service?
Parents/carers, grandparents, GPs, Children Centre staff, Public Health Nurses, other support agencies.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Sharon Brown
- Telephone
- 01942 483056 / 07795017630
- Website
- www.bridgewater.nhs.uk/
- Parent organisation
- Bridgewater Community Healthcare Services - Breastfeeding support
Other details
Availability
- Local/National Service?
- National
Other Links
- https://twitter.com/Bridgewater_NHS
- https://twitter.com/Bridgewater_NHS