The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Leigh-Ann goes to Westminster
A year on from winning Maternity Support Worker of the Year from the Royal College of Midwives, breastfeeding support service assistant Leigh-Ann Johnstone was back in London.
This time she was speaking at Parliament, sharing her knowledge and experience.
Leigh-Ann, who works in Wishaw General’s busy neonatal unit, won the prestigious national award for the breastfeeding support she gives to families with premature and unwell babies.
She provides information on the importance of breast milk and help mothers start and sustain lactation during a very challenging time.
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