Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Dari Taylor (Labour), on Wednesday, 5 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 82 members in total.

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NATIONAL BREASTFEEDING AWARENESS WEEK 9th-15th MAY 2004

That this House supports National Breastfeeding Awareness Week and its objectives of highlighting the advantages of breastfeeding and encouraging mothers and mothers-to-be to try it; notes that the UK has one of the lowest rates in Europe and that nearly a third of women choose not to breastfeed; further notes that breastfeeding provides everything a baby needs for the first six months, may help to reduce the baby's risk of gastroenteritis, respiratory, urinary and ear infections, eczema and childhood diabetes and the mother's risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer and ovarian cancer; and calls on the Government to support this action week.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1126 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Breastfeeding Babies Health National Breastfeeding Awareness Week

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk