Provision of Doula and Breastfeeding Peer Support Service in Hull

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Hull City Council awarded a contract to Goodwin Development Trust for the provision of a Doula and Breastfeeding Peer Support Service to support vulnerable women, fathers, and families in Hull.

The service recruits and maintains a volunteer base of Doulas, Breastfeeding Peer Supporters, and Baby Feeding Practitioners.

The doula service supports referred vulnerable women, fathers, and families throughout pregnancy, birth, and up to six weeks postnatally.

The breastfeeding peer support service ensures all breastfeeding women in Hull have access to peer support and specialist support from Baby Feeding Practitioners based in local maternity units and the community, providing support for the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding.

The service is reactive to need and conducted face-to-face or via telephone, functioning across hospital, community, and home settings where possible.

The service prioritises more deprived wards where women are least likely to breastfeed.

The contract value is AUD 551,000.