Hello all,
I am currently writing a paper on the midwives role in public health and I am very interested in how confidence with infant feeding can best be promoted in the postnatal period.
I have had an idea whereby there are postnatal drop in clinics at the same time and location as antenatal clinics so there is a midwife around if needs be, the main leaders of the clinic however would be a healthcare support worker (appropriately trained of course) and infant feeding supporters / breastfeeding peer supporters. This also means that women attending the antenatal clinic could attend, and meet, postnatal women to develop support networks, friendships and be able to ask questions.
As this is a health promotion task it would focus on supporting women to continue breastfeeding however ALL women would be welcome to attend for postnatal advice and support
In short, a face-to-face equivalent of mumsnet specifically for new and expecting mums.
Any thoughts and opinions on this would be great, I have not yet had children of my own and so I cannot give an accurate insight into the support needs of a new mother.
For those of you who are thinking about breastfeeding - would you appreciate seeing and being able to talk to postnatal women during your pregnancy?
Those who breastfed for any length of time - would something like this have been helpful?
For those who chose to formula feed from the start - would something like this have been useful to you for support?
Thankyou for your time,
TeamWizzyPants
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TeamWizzyPants · 25/02/2013 00:15
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