Petition Make baby formula milk prescription-only

The NHS, WHO and Unicef recommend exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months but just 1% of mothers do this. Formula milk is available to buy in the shops yet it leads to more infections and illnesses for babies and mothers who use it. It should be harder to get, but free for those who can't breastfeed.

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The 2010 Infant Feeding Survey results:
http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?productid=9569&q=infant+feeding+survey&sort=Relevance&size=10&page=1&area=both#top

NHS article on why more breastfeeding would save government money:
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/12December/Pages/More-breastfeeding-would-save-NHS-millions.aspx

NHS article on benefits of breastfeeding:
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/why-breastfeed.aspx#close

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Date closed 9 June 2016
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