Giving Mum Skills and Confidence to Feed the Natural Way ; Royal Derby Hospital has Become the First in the Region to Recruit a Team of Volunteers to Work in Its Maternity Ward, Helping and Supporting New Mums Who Want to Breastfeed Their Babies, with the Aim of Increasing the Number of Women Who Do So. Wendy Roberts Reports.

Derby Evening Telegraph › February 13, 2010

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DURING her pregnancy Shelley Haywood knew she wanted to breastfeed her baby - but after the birth she was unsure how to start.

Luckily, specialist help was at hand on Royal Derby Hospital's maternity ward and Shelley was taught how to feed her new son, Noah.

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Giving Mum Skills and Confidence to Feed the Natural Way ; Royal Derby Hospital has Become the First in the Region to Recruit a Team of Volunteers to Work in Its Maternity Ward, Helping and Supporting New Mums Who Want to Breastfeed Their Babies, with the Aim of Increasing the Number of Women Who Do So. Wendy Roberts Reports.

"I had no idea how to do it," said the 37-year-old, from Chaddesden.

"I needed someone to show me what to do and give me some support.

"It was so important for me to feed Noah m...

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