Fathers and breastfeeding (in 1753)

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Clare has been reading Sir Charles Grandison, written  by Samuel Richardson in 1753, a book that Jane Austen read. (The edition is so old, Clare is cutting the pages as she proceeds through its vast length.) Last night she read me this passage. Lady G, Sir Charles’ sister, recounts . . . → Read More: Fathers and breastfeeding (in 1753)

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

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