Sue Haddon

@sue_haddon

Tweets about UK infant feeding policy and its harms; maternity safety; occasionally: local history, maternity history, writing. Staying right here!

Guildford, UK Joined October 2018

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Sue Haddon @sue_haddon Dec 2, 2024

Pleased this was published 👇. It seems we need to keep reminding the authorities that in NHS hospitals, women take responsibility for care of their newborn(s) after:
c-section
obstetric haemorrhage
injury
birth of twins/multiples
Extreme sleep deprivation
!!!
#bringbacknurseries

Catherine Roy @catherineroyuk Dec 2, 2024

Our letter to the Times on postnatal care.
@sue_haddon @drruthannharpur

#bringbacknurseries
thetimes.com/article/caf3ee…

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Sue Haddon @sue_haddon 1h

This

Heather McEvoy @HeatherMcEvoyX 1h

@Ella_M_Whelan Goes back a long way, had my kids early 00's & it was bad then, once the NHS adopted the WHO directive re exclusive breastfeeding for 6mths, they created a cult like atmosphere & demonised bottle feeding, changed weaning practices etc, utterly crazy.
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Sue Haddon @sue_haddon 1h

This is a German midwife. I've also heard from someone in Australia. There are many American mothers in replies.

Tell me again why huge increases in readmissions for jaundice and feeding complications is because of a lack of NHS breastfeeding support and cuts in health visitors

Livia Clauss @LiviaClauss 6h

Endlich tut sich etwas gegen die Still-Doktrin einer Sekte, die es bis in die WHO geschafft hat. In Deutschland erlebe ich zunehmend Kinder, die schon aus der Klinik 2-3 Tage nach der Geburt mangelernährt entlassen werden mit erheblichen gesundheitlichen Risiken für das Kind.
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Sue Haddon @sue_haddon 10h

La Leche League are originators of modern breastfeeding advocacy. Interesting if they're giving more pragmatic advice than NHS staff following WHO/UNICEF guidance!

Perhaps it is that LLL's focus (for whatever reason) is breastfeeding. WHO/UNICEF's focus is reducing formula use.

Molly @mollyfrom 11h

@sue_haddon @deb_cohen @BBCfileon4 I was told to keep exclusively breastfeeding my 2nd child by doctors and health visitors as he was v slowly gaining weight. He was falling steadily down the centiles. In the end I spoke with La Leche League who advised me to combi feed for his health, he recovered immediately
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Sue Haddon @sue_haddon 14h

The UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative aims to reduce formula given to newborn babies struggling to feed and to get more women to exclusively breastfeed. Accredited hospitals (basically all NHS hospitals) need to show they're reducing the amount of formula supplementation given. 1/2

Mary @LeftieMidwife 21h

@Ella_M_Whelan @BBCr4today At a Baby Friendly study day midwives were told case notes would be audited,and midwives could be investigated for advising supplementary feeding. Baby Friendly policies have been a disaster for the health and wellbeing of vulnerable mothers and babies.
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