Policy Slow weight Gain, Annual Infant Feeding Stats, Anetenatal Benchmark, Infant feeding enc -Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 076-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
Request 1
Please confirm or deny if Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has a specific policy
on provision of support for all forms of infant feeding, specifically breastfeeding, formula feeding, and
combination feeding – Confirm
If confirm, please provide a copy of this policy – See attached “Infant Feeding”.
Request 2
Please confirm or deny if Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust holds information on
the number of infants breastfed, formula fed, and combination fed – Confirm
If confirm, please release this data – See attached “Annual Infant Feeding Stats”.
Request 3
Please confirm or deny if Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust provides information
on all forms of infant feeding including breastfeeding, formula feeding, and combination feeding. at the
28-week antenatal appointment as outlined in the NICE guideline NG201, post-birth before the family
has been discharged and at any other times – Confirm
If confirm, please provide a copy of the information on infant feeding that is provided and confirm how
as well as when it is delivered – Yes, see attached “Benchmark and according to Baby Friendly Initiative
Standards, Universal group and 1:1 targeted. Guidance for antenatal and postnatal conversations –
Baby Friendly Initiative unicef.org.uk.
Request 4
Please confirm or deny if Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust requires mothers to
sign a consent form before any information or advice is given on formula feeding OR before an infant
receives formula milk in the hospital instead of or alongside breastmilk – Confirm
If confirm, please publish a copy of the associated policy and corresponding form – This is not
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trusts information and will need to be requested
from the Hospital Infant Feeding Team, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; email ghntr.infantfeedingteam@nhs.net
Request 5
Please confirm or deny if Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust holds information on
the number of infants admitted with malnutrition every year, over the last 5 years – Deny
FOI Request
Request 1
Please confirm or deny if Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has a specific policy on provision of support for all forms of infant feeding, specifically breastfeeding, formula feeding, and combination feeding.
If confirm, please provide a copy of this policy.
Request 2
Please confirm or deny if Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust holds information on the number of infants breastfed, formula fed, and combination fed.
If confirm, please release this data.
Request 3
Please confirm or deny if Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust provides information on all forms of infant feeding including breastfeeding, formula feeding, and combination feeding. at the 28-week antenatal appointment as outlined in the NICE guideline NG201, post-birth before the family has been discharged and at any other times.
If confirm, please provide a copy of the information on infant feeding that is provided and confirm how as well as when it is delivered.
Request 4
Please confirm or deny if Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust requires mothers to sign a consent form before any information or advice is given on formula feeding OR before an infant receives formula milk in the hospital instead of or alongside breastmilk.
If confirm, please publish a copy of the associated policy and corresponding form.
Request 5
Please confirm or deny if Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust holds information on the number of infants admitted with malnutrition every year, over the last 5 years.
If confirm, please release this data and please publish the Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust policy for addressing infant malnutrition.