What's new in midwifery - 11th July 2018

Some recent things you might need to know about.

World Health Assembly

• Trump administration's opposition to breastfeeding resolution sparks outrage (Guardian)
• The White House's response to this sort of report (that the US was opposing limits on formula milk use) (PBS)

 

Elsewhere in the news

Feeding your baby solids early may help them sleep, study suggests

A report of a trial published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Public Health England

A report on the impact of women’s reproductive health issues on the nation’s physical, mental and social wellbeing.  

 

Perinatal mental health

New perinatal mental health mother and baby unit transforms care for mothers and babies in the South West

 

NICE Consultations

Pregnancy and complex social factors: a model for service provision for pregnant women with complex social factors: Surveillance consultation.  Be quick, though, closing date tomorrow!

 

 

 

 

 

With grateful thanks to:

EMBED Health Consortium's Health Bulletin