Mothers 'bribed to breastfeed' by NHS with 200 shopping vouchers

[WatanDost]

New mothers 'bribed to breastfeed' by NHS with 200 shopping vouchers



New mothers will be bribed to breastfeed by the NHS, in an attempt to increase rates across the country - although those behind the scheme admit they are powerless to stop the 200 shopping vouchers being used to buy cigarettes and alcohol.


By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent

6:30AM GMT 12 Nov 2013



Researchers said the trial scheme is an attempt to tackle stubbornly low rates of breastfeeding in parts of the UK.

But last night critics lambasted the use of taxpayers money in a system of bribes, which they said set a dangerous and insidious precedent for the state, in suggesting that parents needed financial incentives to look after their children.

From this week, new mothers living in parts of Yorkshire and Derbyshire will be offered 120 in vouchers for high-street chain stores such as Argos, Debenhams and Poundstretcher and supermarkets Tesco, Asda and Morrisons, if they sign forms declaring that they have breast-fed their child for six weeks, with a further 80 at six months.

Researchers behind the Government-funded initiative said there is nothing to stop women who enroll in the trial from using the vouchers to buy alcohol or cigarettes - and that they hope future schemes will simply hand out cash to mothers who say they are breast-feeding.

If the pilots appear to increase breastfeeding rates, and schemes are judged to be socially acceptable, a national trial will begin next year, and could then be rolled out across the country.




Researchers from the University of Sheffield said the project is an attempt to boost rates of breastfeeding in Britain, which are among the worst in the world.
The NHS recommends that mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies during the first six months.
Dr Clare Relton, principal investigator, said that current figures show just 34 per cent of babies are breastfed at six months, and that just one per cent only receive breast-milk by this stage.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...stfeed-by-NHS-with-200-shopping-vouchers.html

 

[lurker]

Re: Ugly face of West : Mothers 'bribed to breastfeed' by NHS with 200 shopping vouchers

I love to way you Slipped in the words "Ugly face of West" before the actual topic. Way to plaster your opinion before the actual Title. Unbiased reporting Fail. :)

 

[hikmat]

Re: Ugly face of West : Mothers 'bribed to breastfeed' by NHS with 200 shopping vouchers

what stuidity is this.

 

[Politcs]

Re: Ugly face of West : Mothers 'bribed to breastfeed' by NHS with 200 shopping vouchers

Stupid thread. This scheme is to motivate mothers to breast feed their children. In pakistan I seen many many mothers not feeding their new born but using powder milk to fee them. At least UK government is concern about new born children but what we do? We let our 10 years old to clean our cars and polish our shoes and let them rape by bus drivers and car mechanics.

 

[Malik495]

Re: Ugly face of West : Mothers 'bribed to breastfeed' by NHS with 200 shopping vouchers

Oh bhai is men ugly face kahan se agaya.. yeh to motivation k liye NHS ne kia hay k mothers breastfeed krwayen gi to bachon men beemarion ka khatra kam ho ga jis se NHS men child health pr pressure kam ho ga.. i think NHS ko 200 k bajaye 1000 pound denay chaye..:)

 

[hsn953]

Re: Ugly face of West : Mothers 'bribed to breastfeed' by NHS with 200 shopping vouchers

I guess people don't know what NHSUK does and how much it spends into patient care when they make comments like these. Also, the incredible support they have already in place so that mothers could be convinced to breast feed newborns; paid maternity leave for many months, support groups, food vouchers for those who can't afford it, regular healthcare representative visits, required baby changing and feeding areas in shopping areas, tonnes of written material, specialist staff in maternity wards just for breast feeding support and hey, ugly face of the west, did you see the report few days back regarding an alarmingly high rate of cesareans in the urban areas in Pakistan?

 

[Hadith]

Re: Ugly face of West : Mothers 'bribed to breastfeed' by NHS with 200 shopping vouchers

What is bribe about it? Even in Islam husbands are required to pay for feeding his kids if mother refuses, or has issues , or died or divorced.

 

[Bunna]

Re: Ugly face of West : Mothers 'bribed to breastfeed' by NHS with 200 shopping vouchers

saray ham.watan, watan.dost, pak.sur.zameen or same type of IDs needs to tight their screws.

They say it is ugly face of west. Did you see your face?

 

[Raaz]

Re: Ugly face of West : Mothers 'bribed to breastfeed' by NHS with 200 shopping vouchers

حضرت عمر نے سب سے پہلے یہ شروع کیا تھا

شیر خوار بچوں کو چھ مہ یا سال تک وظیفہ ملتا تھا کہ ماں ان کو دودھ پلایں

ایک دفحہ آپ نے دیکھا کہ ایک بچہ رو رہا ہے ، آپ نے اس کی ماں سے پوچھا کہ کیوں رو رہا ہے ، ماں نے کہا بھوکا ہے

آپ نے فرمایا کہ دودھ کیوں نہی پلاتی ، عورت نے کہا کہ امر نے وظیفہ ہی ایک سال کا لگایا ہے اب یہ ایک سال کا ہو گیا ہے میں اس کا دودھ چھڑوانا چاہتی ہوں ، آپ نے اسی وقت وظیفہ کی مدت بڑھنے کا حکم کیا کہ کوئی بچہ بھوکا نا رہے امت کا


مغرب کا آج کا سارا ویلفیر کا نظام مسلمانوں سے کاپی کیا ہوا ہے


ہمیں اور بنانے کی ضرورت نہی ہے ، اسی کو دیکھ لیں ، ہاں برائی نا لیں ، لیکن ہم برائی لیتے ہیں اچھائی نہی

بس نفرت چھوڑیں اور عقل کو کھولیں ، اپنے لوگوں کو مارنے اور قتل و غارت چھوڑیں ، ایک دوسرے کی جان و مال کی حفاظت کریں



ہمارے نبی کریم کو بھی کسی نے اسی طرح دودھ پلایا تھا ، اجرت پر ، کیا بھول گئے آپ ؟

سلام ہو دونو ہستیوں پر ​

 

[Exiled-Pakistani]

Re: Ugly face of West : Mothers 'bribed to breastfeed' by NHS with 200 shopping vouchers

How the hell is this ugly face of West. You are just feeding into your own prejudices without any basis. Grow up.

 

[Humi]

Re: Ugly face of West : Mothers 'bribed to breastfeed' by NHS with 200 shopping vouchers

ugly face? I think it is a good move and ought to be applauded...