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Sharing Knowledge - Protecting Breastfeeding & Lactation

WHAT WE DO

What is the Hospital Infant Feeding Network and why do we do what we do?

If you're a hospital professional looking after mothers and people interested in lactation, have a look at our resources

I LOOK AFTER PARENTS
I LOOK AFTER BABIES

If you're a hospital professional looking after babies and children, have a look at our resources

I'M A GP

You need our partner site www.GPIFN.org.uk - the GP Infant Feeding Network

ABOUT US >

Thank you for visiting the Hospital Infant Feeding Network. This website is a repository of relevant knowledge and best practice resources for health professionals. To join the conversation, ask questions and share your experiences please join us on Facebook or Twitter.

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You may have noticed that we use 'additive' language on our website to refer to lactation and human milk feeding. This means that we might refer to 'breastfeeding/chestfeeding'. Chestfeeding is a term that some trans and non-binary people use to refer to feeding their child at the chest if the word breast is not congruent with their gender identity. Using additive language helps reduce a feeling of exclusion for non-binary and transgender people, without taking away from the importance of words like breastfeeding and mother. We do not always use additive language - for example when using infographics created by other organisations or referring to scientific research that didn't use additive language as this may not generalisable. There is a much more detailed description of the additive approach here.

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