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The Government’s breastfeeding strategy needs to engage with fathers to increase the lowest breastfeeding rates in Europe

21 April 2009

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This is the only image of breastfeeding with a father present that I could find on Google.

The evidence is strong: engaging with fathers in the promotion of breastfeeding increases breastfeeding rates significantly – and in some trials, spectacularly. The UK won’t get off the bottom of the European league table of . . . → Read More: The Government’s breastfeeding strategy needs to engage with fathers to increase the lowest breastfeeding rates in Europe

Monty Python’s version of medicalised birth

10 April 2009

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Monty Python’s classic sketch on hospital birth – The Miracle of Birth. A holiday treat for Easter.

How contemporary this parody remains. It even shows how the medicalised approach chucks out the family – “you are not involved!”

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US fathers call for paternity leave campaign

4 April 2009

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10 minutes before sitting down to write this week’s blog, Jeremy from the Fatherhood Institute sent me this link to the latest Dad Labs video on paternity leave. I just have to pass it on! I think Dad Labs is one of the best websites in the world on fatherhood – it is . . . → Read More: US fathers call for paternity leave campaign

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@Ali_Davies Best wishes. Hope all is well. Duncan 09:14:31 6 Jul 2010 from TweetDeckin reply to Ali_Davies
RT @momlogic: Do we owe it to our partners & kids to stay out of harm's way when it comes to our rec activities? http://bit.ly/afkl3w Yes. 09:11:53 6 Jul 2010 from TweetDeck
@njfamilymag Set the breakfast table. Help collect up rubbish & recycling weekly. Take dog for a walk. 09:10:09 6 Jul 2010 from TweetDeckin reply to njfamilymag
@minhabarrigadiz: Thanks! Do you think my book should be translated into Portugese? I would do it if I could market it in Brazil. 08:44:10 6 Jul 2010 from TweetDeckin reply to minhabarrigadiz
Informal study about how mothers and fathers play differently with children, even when they care for them similarly. http://bit.ly/cQUMsQ 08:26:31 6 Jul 2010 from TweetDeck