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| Tuesday, 18 July 2006 08:30 | | BNN: British Nursing News Online · www.bnn-online.co.uk
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Campaigners calling for more support for breastfeeding mothers are to lobby Westminster.
The campaigners are to demonstrate outside the Department of Health in Whitehall, followed by the presentation of a petition to Downing Street.
The campaigners are fighting for a national breastfeeding strategy overseen by a national infant feeding coordinator.
They also want a new law to protect a woman's right to breastfeed in public in England, as this law already exists in Scotland.
The campaign is backed by organisations such as the National Childbirth Trust (NCT), the Royal College of Midwives, and the Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association.
Supporters say there is clear evidence that a comprehensive national breastfeeding strategy would help to raise rates of breastfeeding.
Rosie Dodds, of the NCT, said: "We need more support for breastfeeding mothers in order for them to feel comfortable and able to breastfeed for as long as they want and where they want”.
A Department of Health spokesperson said the Government was committed to promoting breastfeeding as the best form of nutrition for infants.
The aim was to increase breastfeeding rates by two percentage points every year, with a specific focus on women from disadvantaged groups.
"We are collecting data through the National Infant Feeding Survey 2005 on women's experiences of breastfeeding in public.
"We will keep the need for legislation under review in light of this evidence and the Scottish experience”.
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