Hospital meal policy draws attention during baby’s treatment

Health · First reported 29 Oct, 06:12 · Updated 18:10

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Sophie Price said she was not given a hospital meal while her daughter Florence was being treated because she was not breastfeeding. The health board described different meal arrangements for maternity and paediatric wards; Florence was treated for serious respiratory and blood conditions.

Sophie Price said she was refused a meal while her daughter Florence was being treated in hospital; the Daily Mail said Florence had been born there five days earlier.
The health board said mothers receive meals in maternity services whether or not they breastfeed, while its paediatric-ward policy provides meals to breastfeeding mothers.
Florence was diagnosed with bronchiolitis, rhinoviruses and a blood infection, and was put on a machine that helped pump air into her lungs.

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Key facts

Mother: Sophie Price
Baby: Florence
Board’s paediatric-ward meal policy: Meals are provided to breastfeeding mothers.
Reported diagnoses: Bronchiolitis, rhinoviruses and a blood infection.
Treatment described: A machine pumped air into Florence’s lungs via a mask.