Why Choose Ardo?
At Breastisbest we are passionate about breastfeeding, breastmilk and supporting expressing mums. The Ardo product range has been developed with the purpose of meeting both the personal requirements and individual needs of mums and their babies.
Award winning breastpumps
Hospital-grade breastpumps for mums to rent
Closed system breastpumps
Quiet and comfortable breastpumps
WHO code compliant
Swiss Quality manufacturers
Great customer service
Child Labour Policy
NHS Approved
Ardo are proud to be an approved supplier to the NHS. We are accessible and approved on a number of NHS frameworks for provision of our products to NHS Hospitals
Throughout the UK the Ardo Carum and Calypso Electric Breastpumps are used in NHS hospitals by healthcare professionals, within the maternity and neonatal wards to help mums establish and maintain breast milk supplies. Ardo has been awarded the contract for Hospital pumps throughout the NHS services in Northern Ireland.
Here in the Republic of Ireland, Ardo pumps have been introduced and used in Irish maternity hospitals.
Ethical
Ardo is in compliance with the WHO Code and strongly promotes breastfeeding.
Ardo is your responsible partner when working with the WHO (World Health Organization) International Code. As manufacturers of breastfeeding systems, we support the practice of breastfeeding with products of the highest quality and functionality. Our nursing aids offer solutions to breastfeeding difficulties, and treat this natural process in a holistic and effective manner. Therefore compliance with the WHO Code is of vital importance to us.
What does the WHO Code mean?
The WHO Code on the marketing of mother’s milk substitutes protects and supports breastfeeding. The Code determines how mother’s milk substitutes may be marketed without endangering the practice of breastfeeding.The International Code makes reference to each product which is marketed as a partial or total replacement for mother’s milk, including feeding bottles and teats. The Code does not ban the sale of such products but rather defines marketing methods and the way in which businesses operate. (International Code:Article 2). The intention is, amongst other things, to suppress advertising or other forms of merchandising to the general public (Article 5.1).
What does the WHO Code mean for Ardo?
Taking into account the fact that teats may have a negative effect on the duration of breast feeding. Currently the subject of the WHO Code on mother’s milk substitutes is under intense discussion amongst experts in the field, in conjunction with producers of breastfeeding products. We wish to declare unequivocally – as a matter of company policy – that Ardo is completely committed to observing absolutely each and every WHO Code.
Swiss Quality
Ardo is a Swiss family company which develops premium quality products in the medical technology sector.
Ardo breastfeeding products are manufactured in Switzerland with the highest production, design and environmental standards.
Swiss made embodies a concept of quality that includes the technical aspect such as reliability, precision, functionality and robustness as well as aesthetic quality and originality of design.
Child Labour Free
Ardo are approved by the Labour Standards Assurance System (LSAS). This internationally recognised standard ensures employers apply the policy in the workplace including workers’ rights, workplace conditions and management systems. One of the main criteria within the standard is that the company or any company in the supply chain does not use child labour.
Safe, Secure, Sealed
All Ardo breastpumps include pumpsets that have a Closed System (Vacuum Seal Technology)
The silicone membrane pot integrated into the pumpset is at the heart of our “Vacuum Seal” technology.
This technology ensures that there is a total barrier between the breastmilk and any pathogenic agents. “Vacuum Seal” guarantees protection of the breast, breast milk and the breastpump against contamination.
There is no danger of cross contamination, even when Ardo breastpumps are being used by several mums, for example when being shared in a hospital environment.
Protects mum, milk and baby.
Created for YOU
A good product adapts to you. Every mum is individual, every mother has different personal needs.
That’s why our philosophy of always giving you the maximum in individuality, stands behind every Ardo product.
This means that you can:
- Always select the individual breast shell which suits you best, depending on the changing size and shape of your breasts and nipples while you are breastfeeding.
- Use Ardo electric breastpumps as either a single – or double pump.
- Express your precious breast milk directly into an Ardo Easy Freeze Milk Storage bag. After expressing, store the breast milk or freeze it in the Easy Freeze Bag.
- Convert your pumpset into an Ardo Amaryll manual breast pump simply and cost-effectively, with the Ardo Kombikit.
- Quickly sterilise your pumpsets in the microwave using Easy Clean microwave bags.
- Relieve sore nipples with 100% pure lanolin Gold Cream, which is completely safe to keep on when breastfeeding