Petition Make breastfeeding education an integrated part of PSHE curriculum in schools

Early education on breastfeeding can improve the general health of society, reducing the risks of obesity, infection, cancer, osteoporosis and postnatal depression rates, by increasing the likeliness of successful breastfeeding for mothers in the UK.

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http://m.unicef.org.uk/Media-centre/Press-releases-archive/Breastfeeding-could-save-the-NHS-millions-says-new-report/

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/breastfeeding-linked-to-lower-risk-of-postnatal-depression

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4,153 signatures

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Date closed 26 January 2017
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