Help for mums who bottle out

Article Abstract:

Young mothers and those on low incomes are to be encouraged to breast-feed their babies with the help of vouchers to be used to purchase healthy foods. The scheme is being backed by midwives and health visitors although the best way to encourage breast feeding would be to alter societies view.

Author: Ryan, Caroline
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2000
Social aspects, United Kingdom, Breast feeding

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'We made the perfect decision.'

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Nurse Lisa Nash believes that genetic screening was the best decision when she and her husband were seeking to ensure that their second child would not suffer from Fanconi's anaemia, as their first child does. However, she accepts that genetic screening can be used for negative purposes.

Author: Ryan, Caroline
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2000
Ethical aspects, Genetic screening, Genetic testing, Nash, Lisa

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A first among equals

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Making a financial commitment to a GP practice raises the profile of nurses, according to practice nurse Linda Aldous. She is a full profit-sharing partner in a GP practice in east London, England. She has encountered positive reactions to this arrangement.

Author: Ryan, Caroline
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2000
Aldous, Linda

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