World Breastfeeding Week

August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week, as proclaimed by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, which works to "to protect, promote and support breastfeeding." The event is intended to celebrate the Innocenti Declaration, which recognizes the benefits of breastfeeding and focuses on promotion strategies. This year's event in particular is themed "Code Watch: 25 Years of Protecting Breastfeeding," a reference to the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (links to PDF).

Resources:

World Breastfeeding Week Celebrations - La Leche League in the USA
World Breastfeeding Week - International Lactation Consultant Association

World Breastfeeding Week - from WIC; their theme this year is "Breastfeeding, Anytime, Anywhere." Includes available toolkit materials.

World Breastfeeding Week - Child Rights Information Network - links to additional resources

World Breastfeeding Week - Pan American Health Organization

Breastfeeding Spotlight - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Breastfeeding Home - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Breastfeeding. Best for Baby, Best for Mom. - 4women.gov

Promoting Proper Feeding for Infants and Young Children - World Health Organization

The World Health Organization's Infant Feeding Recommendation - reads in part, "infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, development and health" and "Thereafter, to meet their evolving nutritional requirements, infants should receive nutritionally adequate and safe complementary foods while breastfeeding continues for up to two years of age or beyond."

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