A new breastfeeding shop to help new mums has opened in Birkenhead town centre.
Based in Grange Precinct, the shop is being run in conjunction with the Wirral Mother’s Milk Bank - part of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
To coincide with the opening, the Trust, which manages Arrowe Park Hospital, has launched a campaign titled ‘Real Mums, Real Midwives, Real Milk’ to raise awareness of the importance of giving babies the best start in life.
Jemma Jones, Birkenhead Community Midwives Coordinator, hopes that the shop will help to build on this campaign and provide mums with an easily accessible place where they can call in and gain advice from midwives.
She said: "Encouraging and giving mums the confidence to breastfeed their baby is so important. It is so natural and we want to provide a service that offers mums the help and support that they need.
"Mums will be able to drop-in to the shop at any time to seek expert advice and guidance from our community midwives, infant feeding specialists, Milk Bank staff, breastfeeding support workers, children’s centre staff and mental health midwives, domestic violence coordinators.
"In addition, they will also be able to come along for antenatal and postnatal care, baby massage sessions and other information."
The shop, which opened on November 17, 2009 is based at 12 Milton Pavement, Grange Precinct, Birkenhead and is open from open from 10am to 3pm Tuesday to Saturday (opening times update April 2010.
For further information about breastfeeding or to contact your community midwife, please call 0151 604 7682. To contact the Wirral Mother’s Milk Bank, please call 0151 334 4000, ext 5000.
claire shaw, birkenhead around 2 years, 1 month ago