{"id":774,"date":"2026-02-27T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/feedingyourbaby\/?page_id=774"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:51:31","slug":"delivering-early-breastfeeding-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/feedingyourbaby\/delivering-early-breastfeeding-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivering Early Breastfeeding Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box774_c36522-62 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box774_c36522-62 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kt-info-box774_c36522-62 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box774_c36522-62 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box774_c36522-62 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box774_c36522-62 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;}.kt-info-box774_c36522-62 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:0px;margin-right:15px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;}.kt-info-box774_c36522-62 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box774_c36522-62\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">DEBS is a quality improvement project running since 2020 in\u00a0<strong>specific<\/strong>\u00a0areas across Lothian. 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