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 […]
Infant feeding policy updated
Our updated Infant Feeding Policy has a new requirement for staff.
If a breastfeeding mother is admitted for general care to our acute hospitals, staff should provide or seek appropriate support to enable the mother to continue breastfeeding.
Advice on medicines should be sought from your ward pharmacist or the pharmacy medicines information department on 01355 584879. Outwith opening hours, please contact the on-call pharmacist. The policy is on Firstport and the breastfeeding support team can be contacted on 01698 366710.
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