Briefing Papers

https://www.allergyuk.org/downloads/resources/nu2-nutricia-website-leaflet-feb-2016.pdf LIFIB received a message from a registered website member this week: “I came across the attached leaflet form Allergy UK in a GP surgery in Blackburn yesterday. Looks like Allergy UK have got together with Nutricia. Have you seen this before? The practice manager said it was dropped off by the ‘leaflet rack man’ who does the rounds to most GP’s… This content is for registered members only.
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Alison Sauer, LIFIB member Unlike ready to use liquid formula milk, powdered formula is never sterile. This is because of the way it is produced. Firstly, this is a food, not an intravenous medicine. Food production conditions are not sterile. They limit the number of microbes and contaminants allowed in the product rather than prohibit them. This means microbe levels… This content is for registered members only.
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First steps Nutrition Trust have produced some guidance about these machines, specifically focusing on the market leader which is the only one available in high street outlets. After being asked for something on the subject that staff can share with others, at LIFIB we have condensed this into a one-page information sheet for you to print out for colleagues or… This content is for registered members only.
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News of some potentially enticing upcoming free study events for health professionals, heavily sponsored by and attended by infant milk manufacturers, in Manchester and Birmingham. Already many of our colleagues have been talking about these study events in forums online, and students from a number of the midwifery / health visiting courses in the NW have been circulating the information… This content is for registered members only.
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LIFIB has been made aware of a workbook being circulated by Alliance Healthcare around the Alphega Pharmacies chain, aimed at training pharmacy staff, which is clearly targeting and exploiting new families’ concerns, and building relationships to drive up profits. The products and topics discussed include standard infant milks, specialist infant milks, follow on milks, good night milks, growing up milks,… This content is for registered members only.
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Research by Swansea University suggests that the cultural desire for a baby who sleeps through the night so that parents can get plenty of rest and relaxation time, is not a biologically good thing, and have released a video to help new parents find out about baby sleep and feeding patterns. The video challenges the idea that babies should be… This content is for registered members only.
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The purpose of this Briefing Paper is to equip Midwives, Health Visitors and partners (including GPs and breastfeeding peer supporters), with information around cows milk protein allergy (CMPA) (also referred to as intolerance), in infants (under 12 months), to A) clarify symptoms of cows milk protein allergy in artificially and breastfed infants; B) outline possible courses of action and ways… This content is for registered members only.
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The purpose of this Briefing Paper is to equip Midwives, Health Visitors and partners (including GPs and breastfeeding peer supporters), with information around colic and reflux, and their management, in infants (under 12 months), to A) clarify what colic and reflux ARE, and what they are not; B) outline possible courses of action and ways of supporting families whose babies… This content is for registered members only.
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The purpose of this Briefing Paper is to equip Midwives, Health Visitors and partners (including GPs and breastfeeding peer supporters), with information around Lactose Intolerance in infants (under 12 months), to A) clarify the differences between: Cows Milk Protein Intolerance (CMPI) and Lactose Intolerance (LI); and differences between Secondary (Temporary) Lactose Intolerance, and Primary Lactose Intolerance / Galactosaemia B) outline… This content is for registered members only.
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‘No such thing as a free lunch’: Assessing the JFHC SMA Event London Nov 2014, by Shel Banks IBCLC, Infant Feeding Information Specialist & LIFIB Chair. On Wednesday 20th November 2014, two members of the LIFIB team attended a ‘free study day’ on infant feeding, in Camden, central London, to critically appraise the event. Set-up by the Journal of Family… This content is for registered members only.
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