2010 Baby Friendly Initiative annual conference
Delegates listen to Peter Bundred's talk at the 2009 conference
© UNICEF UK 2009
Harrogate International Centre, 8 and 9 December 2010
The UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative's conference for professionals and others involved in the care of mothers and babies takes place every Winter. The conference offers a mixture of innovative, entertaining and challenging presentations on a wide range of issues associated with supporting successful breastfeeding. The conference is suitable for PREP requirements. This year's conference will take place at the Harrogate International Centre on 8 & 9 December 2010.
Booking
Booking for conference is now open. You can book your place by downloading the booking form here.
The cost for both days is £195 (discount £180); single day £110 (discount £105). The discount applies if booking five or more places or if booking before 31 July 2010.
You can download a map of Harrogate by clicking the link on the right. For more information about the Harrogate International Centre click here.
Speakers confirmed
Prof Helen L. Ball, BSc, MA, PhD - 'Nuturing as nature intended: an evolutionary perspective on lactation and breastfeeding'
Lars Å Hanson MD, PhD, FRCP (Hon) - 'The perfect ecologic unit: newborn + mother's bacteria and milk'
Liz Jones and Carmel Duffy, Baby Friendly Initiative - 'Training neonatal nurses'
Dr Niamh McCabe MRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Lagan Valley Hospital - 'Empowering women towards normal birth'
Dr Sam Oddie - 'Hypernatraemic Dehydration - Links with Breastfeeding'
Jim Paterson, Baby Friendly Initiative - 'The internet and infant feeding: Messages, myths and Mumsnet'
Dr. Christina Smillie - 'Baby-led breastfeeding: The neurobehavioral basis for understanding how infants hearn to feed'
Dr. Christina Smillie - 'The mother-baby dance: the right-brain connection'
Carol Williams, London Region Lead for Early Years Nutrition - 'Starting solids: Where are we at and where do we need to be?'
Anne Woods, Baby Friendly Initiative - 'Review of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative'
The full timetable is in the orange box on the right.
Accommodation
Harrogate Accommodation Service is the appointed agency for the UK Baby Friendly Initiative Conference. Bookings can be made online https://www.conferencebookings.co.uk/delegate/HGTUNICEF2010 - or you can download the Accommodation booking form and reserve our accommodation by email, phone or fax.
