{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e7b6c6f8023938d509dd904/65ce48a1327e0b0017cb7f54?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Barriers to Breastfeeding","description":"<p>Guest presenter, Gemma Ogston, author of <a href=\"https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/453856/the-healing-cookbook-by-ogston-gemma/9781785044397\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Healing Cookbook</em></a> looks at the Food Foundation's second Early Years report exploring the <a href=\"https://foodfoundation.org.uk/publication/breaking-down-barriers-breastfeeding-support-healthy-weight-childhood\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">barriers to breastfeeding.</a></p><p><br></p><p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https://foodfoundation.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Food Foundation</a>&nbsp;has just published this in-depth analysis revealing a flawed system in which parents face multiple barriers to provide babies with the basic nutrients needed for development before the age of two. It shows how policy failure leaves families struggling to provide babies with vital nutrients in early months of life.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/hbrinsden/?originalSubdomain=uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Brinsden,</a> head of<strong> </strong>policy and advocacy at the Food Foundation joins <a href=\"https://foodfoundation.org.uk/initiatives/adult-food-ambassadors#meet\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Adult Food Ambassador,</a> TJ, <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/dayna-brackley-5069b028/?originalSubdomain=uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dayna Brackley</a> from Bremner and Co, Sophie Riley, midwife at <a href=\"https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Plymouth University Hospital Trust</a>, <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-sibson-phd-2523a969/?originalSubdomain=uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vicky Sibson, </a> director of First Steps Nutrition Trust&nbsp;and <a href=\"http://www.alisonthewliss.scot\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alison Thewliss MP </a>to examine why we need a national breastfeeding strategy.</p><p><br></p><p>Click here for the <a href=\"https://foodfoundation.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-09/Election%2024_Manifesto.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Food Foundation Manifesto</a></p>","author_name":"The Food Foundation"}