Fake Penises. Two words I never thought I would put together as the opening sentence to a blog post. Yet here we are. For some bizarre reason I’m here to talk about how selling fake penises to transgender children under the age of five is maybe going a little bit […]
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Is Offering Cash to Promote Breastfeeding Really the Answer?
According to a study by the University of Sheffield, mothers should be offered a cash incentive to encourage breastfeeding.
The scheme, which was launched in 2014, offered £120 in vouchers to new mothers who breastfed for six weeks, rising to £200 for those who continued for six months. More than 10,000 mothers across South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire participated in the trial which saw an increase of 6% in areas where the scheme was offered, compared to areas where the scheme was not.