Breastfeeding Support Project

What is the Breastfeeding Support Project?

The Breastfeeding Support Project is a friendly, non-judgmental service supporting families practically and emotionally through all stages of breastfeeding and mixed feeding, from preparation before birth to 6 months.

This service is for expectant families or families with babies under 6 months across the Bradford district through Start for Life.

Trained workers provide tailored, one-to-one support through visits at home, over the phone or via video calls. Support is available in a number of languages including Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati and Hindi.

What difference does the Breastfeeding Support Project make?

The Breastfeeding Support Project brings a wealth of benefits to families by:

• Instilling confidence in women who may be feeling apprehensive or unsure about breastfeeding
• Tailoring support to an individual family’s needs
• Providing support at home at a time convenient to the family
• Being someone to talk to – a trusted source of both practical and emotional support
• Removing barriers that might stop women from breastfeeding, such as negative past experiences
• Working with families in the antenatal period, helping manage families’ expectations of breastfeeding in the early days and ensuring that breastfeeding is given the best possible start

Overall, the aim is to bring the unique benefits that breastfeeding has to both mother and child.

This service is for expectant families or families with babies under 6 months across the Bradford district through Start for Life.