‘Making Breastfeeding Fashionable’
‘Little Angels’ Breastfeeding Support is a community interest company set up by mothers, for mothers to offer peer support around breastfeeding. Michelle Atkin is one its’ directors and, in her presentation, she described the transition from being a volunteer-led group to becoming a social enterprise, independent of the NHS. Michelle offered a peer support perspective with regard to the struggle to access long-term strategic funding, and the service being recognised and acknowledged by professionals. Her presentation covered topics including: why promote breastfeeding, how to promote breastfeeding through peer support, partnership working, challenges and successes. Michelle offered insights concerning the challenge of partnership working with the public sector, the use of lay people in delivering peer support for breastfeeding, and the advantages of using both paid workers and unpaid volunteers.

Further information can be found at: http://www.littleangels.org.uk/
Click here to view the Little Angels presentation

Jane South (PI)

Anne-Marie Bagnall

Tim Bickerstaffe

Peter Branney

Dr Mima Cattan

Mark Gamsu

Marianne Kennedy

Karina Kinsella

Diane Lowcock

Dr Angela Meah

Martin Purcell

Sue Rooke

Dr Pinki Sahota

Jan Smithies

Judy White