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This information has been co-produced

This information has been co-produced with the Children's Public Health Team and 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service.



If you have any comments, compliments or queries please contact the 0-19 service at 0-19healthteam@barnsley.gov.uk

Midwives

When attending your midwife appointments during pregnancy, you will have the opportunity to discuss feeding your baby.
Once your baby is here, you will receive support from midwives and other health professionals whilst you are on the birthing suite and/or post natal ward. All staff on the ward are trained to be able to support breastfeeding mothers with positioning and attachment.
When you have been discharged from the hospital, a midwife will visit you at home.

Barnsley Hospital Infant Feeding Team

Barnsley Hospital Maternity Services has its own Infant Feeding Team. The hospital Infant Feeding Team can support you in the antenatal period if you wish to harvest your colostrum. If this is something you would like to discuss further, you can email 
bdg-tr.infantfeedingteam@nhs.net or get in touch here

The hospital infant feeding team also offer antenatal sessions. See the 2024 sessions below:
The hospital infant feeding team can support with any queries antenatally regarding feeding or medical complication concerns. This may include an antenatal plan for women that have complex needs who are wishing to breastfeed.


After your baby is born you will receive support whilst you are in the hospital.
The team will introduce themselves to you whilst you are on the ward or you can ask to speak to them at any time.

0-19 Public Health Nursing Service - Infant Feeding Team

Barnsley infant feeding team offer support, information and encouragement throughout your breastfeeding experience. The infant feeding team will contact you via telephone once you have been discharged home from the hospital. During this call you will have the opportunity to discuss any questions or concerns that you may have about breastfeeding. The team will then arrange follow up contact which may continue in the form of telephone support or face to face support at your home or in a Family Hub. Or, if you would prefer, you are also able to access virtual support through Microsoft Teams. The support is tailored to your needs. You can contact the team at any point should you wish to discuss anything further.

You can also receive further support relating to topics such as introducing solid foods, stopping breastfeeding and returning to work. 

For more information, call: 01226 775700, email: infantfeedingservice@barnsley.gov.uk follow on Facebook here. Lines are open Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm (except Bank Holidays). Barnsley Infant Feeding Team Facebook messenger is also monitored during office hours. 


0-19 Public Health Nursing Service - Health Visitor

Your Health Visitor will visit you before your baby is born, when your baby is around 10-14 days old and again at 6-8 weeks.

During these visits they will talk to you about breastfeeding, formula feeding or a combination of both and they can answer any questions you might have.

If you need any support in between visits, you can contact the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Team on 01226 774411

Lines are open Monday to Thursday 8.45am to 4.45pm and Fridays 8.45am to 4.15pm (except for Bank Holidays)

Email: 0-19HealthTeam@barnsley.gov.uk or message us on Facebook: Barnsley 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service

The Facebook messenger is also monitored during office hours.


Infant Feeding Peer Supporters

There are peer supporters who volunteer their time on the post natal ward supporting new mums with breastfeeding. The peer supporters will introduce themselves to you whilst you are on the ward or you can ask to speak to them at any time. 

Infant Feeding Clinical Lead:

Barnsley’s Infant Feeding Clinical Lead will coordinate multidisciplinary care and offer specialised interventions following a referral from a health professional. This role ensures that we can offer further feeding intervention and/or medical support if required.

Antenatal

0-19 Public Health Nursing Service, Infant Feeding Team offer a range of antenatal sessions which include face to face discussions, online via Microsoft Teams and via a closed group on Facebook.
If you are over 24 weeks gestation, you can book your place on an antenatal discussion. The antenatal sessions cover topics such as building close loving relationships, promoting positive brain development, skin to skin and feeding your baby.
For more information, about upcoming sessions follow them on Facebook, call 01226 775700 or email infantfeedingservice@barnsley.gov.uk

You can also find other antenatal education sessions, including 'Welcome to the world” under the tab “Face to face parenting programs” 

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