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Infant Feeding Peer Support Team

Becoming a parent can be very rewarding but also very challenging. Sheffield wants to become the best place to have a baby.

For that reason, we have a dedicated Infant Feeding Peer Support Team who support families throughout pregnancy, once your baby arrives and beyond.

The team can support you with feeding and caring for your baby regardless of your feeding method.

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Who are the Peer Support Team

Sheffield’s Family Hubs have a dedicated Infant Feeding Peer Support Team who work closely with Midwives and Health Visitors to provide information and support during pregnancy and after baby is born.


The Peer Support Team offer support during pregnancy to chat through what to expect when baby arrives. This may include a conversation about the benefits of skin to skin and breastfeeding so that you can make an informed choice, responding to baby, such as feeding cues, and a chance for questions about any aspect of feeding and caring for a newborn baby.


Our Peer Support Service will then call within 48 hours of mums having their baby, offering support, advice and reassurance regarding feeding and caring for the new baby.

What the Peer Support Team offer

The Infant Feeding Peer Support Team offer one-to-one support, both face to face and via telephone, for as long as the support is required for all Sheffield mums.

Support is offered to all mothers and families regardless of the way they feed their babies.


The service also offers weekly breastfeeding support drop-ins, in various venues across the city. Breastfeeding drop-ins offer a chance for ongoing breastfeeding support and encouragement, as well as a chance to make new friends with other mums and babies on a similar journey.

Key contacts with an Infant Feeding Worker

There is no cut off time for support you can receive from the Infant Feeding Peer Support team, and they can help from bump to baby and beyond.

Get in touch at any point by visiting your local Family Hub or you can contact us on 0114 273 5665. You can also email infantfeedingsupport@sheffield.gov.uk.

Meet the Team