Hundreds sign petition against withdrawal of breastfeeding support in Hove

Sarah Ison was helped by her local breastfeeding support worker Credit: ITV

A mother from Hove has started a petition after her local breastfeeding support worker's role was been cut.

Kim Walker used the support worker to help her breastfeed her baby and says she is worried that other mothers won't now get the same support:

The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, which had run the service, says the support worker has been re-deployed. In a statement, they told us:

The breastfeeding petition currently has over 300 signatures.

Abigail Bracken's report includes interviews with mothers Gemma Bigwood and Sarah Ison, as well as Janet Sang from Sussex Defends the NHS.