Baby Friendly Conferences

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Our Annual and Neonatal Conferences bring health professionals together to network and hear innovative and challenging presentations on infant feeding and relationship building.

The Baby Friendly Annual Conference is aimed at health professionals and all those involved in the care of mothers and babies. The event is organised and promoted by the Baby Friendly Initiative and attracts more than 950 delegates, making it Europe’s largest conference on infant feeding.

Baby Friendly’s Neonatal Conferences feature a series of internationally recognised speakers and bring together delegates from the UK and the rest of the world in order to learn about the latest research and practice innovations in relation to the Baby Friendly Initiative standards for neonatal units.

Guest speaker recordings and blogs

Access a selection of speaker blogs and talks from Baby Friendly Annual Conferences:

Natasha Baker on the infant feeding experiences of mothers with mental illness

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Laura-Rose Thorogood shares insight into 2024 conference talk

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Dr Aimee Grant on the differences Autistic people may experience when breastfeeding

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Teri Gavin-Jones discusses cultural curiosity in maternity

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Case study: Breastfeeding and climate change

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The Code at Forty – David Clark

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Breastfeeding & infectious diseases – Dr Claire Neill

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Approaching care when you’re barely there – Nekisha Killings

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Promoting cultural safety & intelligence – Wendy Olayiwola

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Help! Breastfeeding makes me feel sad, mad and bad – Zainab Yate

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Anaesthetics and breastfeeding – Wendy Jones PhD, MRPharmS

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Infant feeding support & maternal mental health – Smita Hanciles

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The importance of breastfeeding education – Mars Lord

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Birth experiences of BAME women – Kimberly Seals Allers

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Labour interventions on breastfeeding & infant health – Karin Cadwell

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Reducing risk without mother-baby separation – Dr Jane M Hawdon

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Parents as partners in care – Annie Aloysius 

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Rethinking depression in new mothers: Conference talk preview

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Diet and nutrition in the first year – Professor Charlotte Wright

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Epigenetics and breastfeeding – Laurel Wilson

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Baby Friendly Neonatal Conferences

Watch a selection of speaker talks from Baby Friendly Neonatal Conferences ranging from 2017-2021.

Feeding and Prematurity: Our Story – Catriona Howard

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Virtual Neonatal Conference Welcome message - Sue Ashmore

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Delivery room cuddles for preterm infants – Professor Paul Clarke

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Improving survival & outcomes for preterm infants – Dr Sarah Bates

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The power of vulnerability – Karen Read & Louise Rattenbury

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Sensitive, baby-centred care on neonatal units – Inga Warren

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