NICE, 2008 telephone or through local cont’d groups. Interventions Health visitors and the CHPP to improve the team should support mothers to nutrition of continue breastfeeding for as pregnant and long as they choose. breastfeeding mothers and Provide easily accessible breastfeeding peer support children in low-income programmes and ensure peer households. supporters are part of a multi- disciplinary team. National Institute for Ensure support workers receive Health and training in breastfeeding Clinical management from someone Excellence, with the relevant skills and experience before they Maternal health working with breastfeeding Early years mothers. Health services sure peer supporters: and community attend a recognised, externally settings accredited training course in breastfeeding peer support, can consult a health professional and are provided with ongoing support, gain appropriate child protection clearance.
NICE, 2008 cont’d Interventions to improve the nutrition of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and children in low-income households. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Maternal health Early years Health services and community settings telephone or through local groups. Health visitors and the CHPP team should support mothers to continue breastfeeding for as long as they choose. Provide easily accessible breastfeeding peer support programmes and ensure peer supporters are part of a multi- disciplinary team. Ensure support workers receive training in breastfeeding management from someone with the relevant skills and experience before they working with breastfeeding mothers. sure peer supporters: attend a recognised, externally accredited training course in breastfeeding peer support, can consult a health professional and are provided with ongoing support, gain appropriate child protection clearance.
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