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Petition · past parliament

Make breastfeeding education an integrated part of PSHE curriculum in schools

Closed 4,153 signatures

What the petition asks

Early education on breastfeeding can improve the general health of society, reducing the risks of obesity, infection, cancer, osteoporosis and postnatal depression rates, by increasing the likeliness of successful breastfeeding for mothers in the UK.
http://m.unicef.org.uk/Media-centre/Press-releases-archive/Breastfeeding-could-save-the-NHS-millions-says-new-report/


http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/breastfeeding-linked-to-lower-risk-of-postnatal-depression

Timeline

26 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
26 Jan 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,153
Status Closed
Opened 26 Jul 2016
Closed 26 Jan 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.