[ozmidwifery] Fw: News update from the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative

[Denise Hynd]

Title: News update from the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative

Wonder if Elle will support BFHI here downunder?? Denise Hynd   "Let us support one another, not just in philosophy but in action, for the sake of freedom for all women to choose exactly how and by whom, if by anyone, our bodies will be handled."   — Linda Hes ----- Original Message ----- From: UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 4:25 PM Subject: News update from the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative   13 May 2005 Elle Macpherson challenges London hospitals to go Baby Friendly Today, at the end of National Breastfeeding Awareness Week, UNICEF's Baby Friendly Ambassador Elle Macpherson will challenge London's maternity units to become the capital's first Baby Friendly hospital. Speaking at Jaganari Women's Centre in Tower Hamlets, she will urge new and prospective parents to write to their hospital's Chief Executive to demand Baby Friendly standards of care. There are currently NO Baby Friendly hospitals in London, making it the only NHS region where no mothers and babies can expect this highest standard of care. This compares badly with Scotland where more than half of babies are born in Baby Friendly hospitals or County Durham and Tees Valley with 46%. The Baby Friendly award is given to health care facilities that give mothers the support and care they need to make informed choices and to breastfeed successfully. This includes good teaching on how to breastfeed, allowing mother and baby unhurried time together after the birth, and making sure all staff are trained to give consistent and accurate information. Visit www.babyfriendly.org.uk/london to see how London's maternity units compare in their progress towards accreditation and to find sample letters to hospital Chief Executives. London mothers can also e-mail us their experiences of breastfeeding support at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (unfortunately we cannot reply to individual cases but can use your stories to highlight the need for change). To see how other UK hospitals compare, visit www.babyfriendly.org.uk/tables This is a news update from the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative. To unsubscribe or to change your subscription, click here.         Subscribe Unsubscribe   For all the world’s children Health, Education, Equality, Protection ______________________________________________________________________ The information in this email and in any attachments is confidential and intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s), unless otherwise specifically stated. Internet communications are not secure and therefore UNICEF does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of UNICEF unless otherwise specifically stated. ____________________________________________________________________ The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF, Company limited by Guarantee, Registered in England and Wales Number 3663181, Registered Office Africa House, 64 - 78 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NB, Registered Charity Number 1072612. Tel: + 44 (0)20 7405 5592 / Fax: + 44 (0)20 7405 2332 __________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by blue-source. Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.6 - Release Date: 6/05/2005