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Nursing Matters


..advocating for breastfeeding babies.
.. everywhere


Nursing Matters is an advocacy organization working on supporting, protecting and aiding breastfeeding infants.


November 1 2008: Baby C: Response from Jeremy Oppenheim

October 17 2008: Baby C: Compare responses from the Home Office (Meg Hillier) and the UK Border Agency (Lin Homer)

October 13 2008: Read the Home Office's Response to letters of complaint about Baby C's treatment

September 4 2008: The New Statesman - Esther Rantzen reads Morgan's Story - Morgan's words about Janipher and Collin, read as part of the New Statesman's 'No place for Children' campaign. Janipher and Collin are shown in the picture at the top of this page, and you can also read about them here

August 19 2008: Baby C's medical notes - More information on Baby C - denied milk in Yarls Wood

July 31 2008: Please see today's statement: Baby denied milk for 18 hours ‘not starved’ says head of the UK’s Detention Services, UK Border Agency

Breastfeeding is a global issue and we recognize that whilst much of our direct work is within the UK, breastfeeding priorities and issues cannot be dealt with solely at local levels.  Therefore we work where, and when, and in whatever way, infants need us to.

We campaign directly on behalf of all breastfeeding infants; to ensure their human rights are upheld by all agencies, statutory or otherwise, who deal with the infants and their families.

We will support any and all other breastfeeding support agencies in furthering awareness and support of breastfeeding priorities.

We offer practical support on breastfeeding matters for breastfeeding infants whose mothers, or mothers to be, are disadvantaged economically and politically, by immigration and asylum policies.

We do not provide lactation support for individual mothers and their breastfeeding babies, but will liaise with the organizations which do so, in order that each and every breastfeeding baby gets the practical help and support they and their mother require.

We are a voluntary organization and as such are dependent on donations and fund raising in our work.  We adhere strictly to The WHO/UNICEF International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, and will not work, liaise or enter into sponsorship with any company or individual that breaks Code in any way.

www.nursingmatters.org.uk

 

If you are a mother in need:  contact us for help and advice.

If you are interested in donating supplies and/or money: contact us here.

If you wish to join our organisation and help mothers in need: contact us here.