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There and back again: A Breastfeeding Tale Janet Dalzell Breastfeeding Co-ordinator

There and back again: A Breastfeeding Tale Janet Dalzell Breastfeeding Co-ordinator. Overview. Historical and social history of breastfeeding Breastfeeding as a public health priority Planning for public health initiatives. Poverty & Health. Poverty Infant Mortality Housing

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There and back again: A Breastfeeding Tale Janet Dalzell Breastfeeding Co-ordinator

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  1. There and back again:A Breastfeeding TaleJanet DalzellBreastfeeding Co-ordinator

  2. Overview • Historical and social history of breastfeeding • Breastfeeding as a public health priority • Planning for public health initiatives

  3. Poverty & Health • Poverty • Infant Mortality • Housing • Female Workforce

  4. Infant mortality Dundee 1908 Source: MOH 1908 Dundee Central Public Libraries

  5. Infant Mortality from diarrhoeal diseases in Dundee (1908) Source: MOH 1908 Dundee Central Public Libraries

  6. Medical Officer of Health ‘This shows the comparative immunity of children who are suckled by their mothers’ (MOH 1908)

  7. House Visitations • Milk Depot • Nursing Restaurants • Maternal & Child Welfare

  8. Statistics collected by Health VisitorsNumber of: • Houses visited • Houses re-visited • Houses found dirty • Houses overcrowded by family • Damp houses • Where beds were to be cleaned • Young children left unattended • Windows made to be open • Stairs cleaned regularly • Rubbish to be moved • Nuisances recorded

  9. Proposed Outcomes Budget Key Challenges Monitoring & Evaluation Support from Manager Support from any partners Sustainability Plan Initiative

  10. Interior of restaurant for nursing mothers Source: Dundee Photographic Survey (Dundee 1916)

  11. The Rules • The mother must nurse her baby • Give baby no other food • Bring baby to be weighed • Not return to work

  12. Statistics relating to the three restaurants for nursing mothers

  13. Maternal and Child Welfare Scheme • Antenatal care • Maternity Service • Infant and Child Welfare

  14. Hints Regarding The Management of Children: Issued by Authority of the Health Committee of Dundee Town Council ‘ There is no kind of nourishment for a child to be compared with its mother’s milk. If this is not available, the best substitute is pure cow’s milk with an equal quantity of hot water and half as much lime water – the whole to be sweetened with a little sugar. In this case the following directions should be carefully observed.’

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