Author Professor Amy Brown

Professor Amy Brown

Director of 'LIFT'

Professor Amy Brown is based in the Department of Public Health, Policy and Social Sciences at Swansea University in the UK where she is Director of 'LIFT' - the centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding and Translation. Professor Brown has published over 100 papers exploring the barriers women face in feeding their baby during the first year. In 2016 she published her first book Breastfeeding Uncovered, followed by Why Starting Solids Matters (2017), The Positive Breastfeeding Book (2018), Why Breastfeeding Grief and Trauma Matter (2019) and Informed is Best (2019). She is a regular blogger, aiming to change the way we think about breastfeeding, mothering and caring for our babies.women face in feeding their baby during the first year. In 2016 she published her first book Breastfeeding Uncovered, followed by Why Starting Solids Matters (2017), The Positive Breastfeeding Book (2018), Informed is Best and Why Breastfeeding Grief and Trauma Matter (both in 2019). Twitter: @Prof_AmyBrown.

Don’t Tell me Fed is Best. My Body SHOULD be Able to Breastfeed!

Professor Amy Brown

12 June, 2021

Expert, Parenting, Baby

Challenging the use of the 'fed is best' message is not about implying that every woman can or should want to breastfeed. It’s about fighting for justice for those women who really wanted to breastfeed.

4 Ways To Thrive In The First Year As A New Parent

Professor Amy Brown

28 September, 2020

Expert, Parenting, Baby

Having a new baby is a tremendous period of excitement and change – but one where it’s all too easy to lose sight of you in all the chaos.

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Professor Amy Brown

Don’t Tell me Fed is Best. My Body SHOULD be Able to Breastfeed!

4 Ways To Thrive In The First Year As A New Parent