title: Breast-feeding: encourage mothers to "give it a go"!
abstract: Breast-feeding is a part of the Government health agenda with a particular emphasis on encouraging those mothers who are least likely to breast-feed. Current and recent breast-feeding support materials from the Department of Health outline good practice for Primary Care Trusts, in line with targets for the increase in breast-feeding initiation. Breast-feeding reduces health inequalities, in the short and long term. The 2005 National Breastfeeding Awareness Week has the key message "Give it a go!" and materials including a Local Action booklet are available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, London.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carson
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D019985:Benchmarking; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011287:Prejudice; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012944:Social Support; D006113:United Kingdom