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PEACH paper no. 8: promotion and support for breastfeeding 1967-1999: a summary of action in the UK, Scotland and Glasgow
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1999
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breastfeeding, infant nutrition, health promotion, health behaviour
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University of Glasgow
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Progress Report
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This paper documents the steps taken since the 1960s to try to increase the prevalence of breastfeeding, in the UK, Scotland and locally, in Glasgow. The table attached summarises the various initiatives and developments over the period. We make no claim to have included every action but we are fairly sure that we have documented key events. Nor have we reviewed the success of each initiative: a major research undertaking in its own right, rather than part of a short summary such as this