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Jul23
Breastfeeding Cafe’s – would this be a benefit to you?
Filed under: Breastfeeding Tops; Tagged as: breastfeeding cafes, breastfeeding closure, breastfeeding west sussexNo CommentsI just got an email through about a breastfeeding Cafe in West Sussex that is under threat of closure because the regions PCT is going to withdraw funding.
I was talking this through with my Matthew and he was like “what is a breastfeeding cafe? What all the women walk about breastfeeding or do they use breast milk in the coffees” . I do apologise for the ignorance of my husband!
When i had Amelia for and a half years ago i don’t think they were many services like this available, so it’s really cool to see them grow. From my understanding a breastfeeding cafe is somewhere woman can meet and talk with each other about being a mum and get help and advice on breastfeeding techniques and any problems they are experiencing.
Some people are saying that the local governments shouldn’t be paying for things like this, and that mothers should fund things on their own or even meet up at their local cafe and organise things themselves, but the whole point of these cafe’s is that ladies receive the advice from a professional who is paid to do this. OK mothers meet up across the country everyday which is totally fab, but a meeting once a week with a midwife or lactation consultant is a really good idea. It’s so easy for mums to feel a bit lost after they have had a baby.
Any how here is the link the the article i read about the breastfeeding cafe in west sussex which is due to close next year:
http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/496/Reprieve-for-popular-breastfeeding-caf.5482371.jp
Reprieve for popular breastfeeding café
Breastfeeding cafe campaignPublished Date: 22 July 2009A MUCH LOVED breast feeding café has been given temporary reprieve – but is still under threat of closure.The Breastfeeding Peer Group meets every Friday at West Green Youth Centre and runs a cafe where new mums are offered advice.But volunteers Sharon Wright, 41, and Christina Irvine, 29, who have been running the group for three years, say West Sussex PCT is withdrawing funding.
It was feared it would be forced to close on August 28 but the PCT says money is available to fund the group until March next year while it evaluates the service.
Sharon, a mum-of-four from Broadfield, said: “I am very disappointed, I suffered from post natal depression myself and I know that you need support.
“It’s just really sad.”
A PCT spokesman said: “The PCT is fully committed to supporting mums to breastfeed their children, but we have a duty to evaluate all services to ensure they are effective and offer value for public money in the long term. The issue with the group is not simply one of funding – additional money has been made available until March 10 next year, while that evaluation takes place. The issue is around recruitment, and the problem of employing staff on short term contracts until the evaluation is complete.