This note focuses on the latest UK dietary advice given to women from family planning through pregnancy and into breastfeeding.
Dietary Advice, Pregnancy & Breastfeeding (365 KB , PDF)
Dietary advice given to women before, during and after pregnancy is intended to support both maternal and infant health, and is based on the best available evidence. This note focuses on the latest UK dietary advice given to women from family planning through pregnancy and into breastfeeding. It examines the science behind the advice, trends in its take up, how it compares with international advice and options for improving take up.
Dietary Advice, Pregnancy & Breastfeeding (365 KB , PDF)
This POSTbrief summarises the evidence on routes of human exposure to pesticides and potential impacts on human health. It outlines the regulations and surveillance programmes in place to track exposures and minimise risk. Finally, it comments on how regulatory changes after EU withdrawal could affect trade, industry and consumers.
A POSTnote describing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's mental health. This briefing summarises the latest understanding from research about the effects on children throughout the pandemic, and the factors that increase vulnerability to poor mental health. It also reviews policy approaches that seek to protect children's mental health, with particular focus on recent initiatives to address this.
The UK Government is introducing Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) from April 2022 to map where local habitat improvement and restoration could address national-scale environmental objectives. This POSTnote summarises the LNRS approach, including mapping ecological networks, the opportunities for LNRSs to deliver wider benefits to nature and people, and the likely challenges associated with the strategies and their delivery.
