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Awarded contract
Published 24 Apr 2025

Breastfeeding Peer Support Service

Portsmouth City Council · South East

Key facts

Contract value
£76,000
Awarded
27 Mar 2025
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Buyer type
Local government

Awarded to

SupplierValue
The Breastfeeding Network£76,000

Description

The Breastfeeding Network Service provide a community-based service, adopting multi-faceted approaches in order to improve breastfeeding initiation and prevalence rates in Portsmouth, therefore supporting a reduction in health inequalities. The service contributes to promoting a social and cultural shift where breastfeeding is recognised as the conventional way to feed an infant. Their team of peer supporters and volunteers are in place to support mothers and expectant mothers throughout their breastfeeding journey and support with the many different factors and techniques involved, inclusive of Combination feeding, expressing, exclusively breastfeeding, chest-feeding, newborn stage, toddler stage, ending the breastfeeding journey and debriefing feelings about a previous journey. Type of services provide by BfN Community Groups - These are all drop-in groups, running throughout the week at various locations across the city. Online support - This involves 1:1 support via Zoom from a trained Breastfeeding Network peer support volunteer.

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