TDH Encourages Breastfeeding To Help Improve Health of Mothers and Babies
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health recognizes breastfeeding as an important way to help babies get off to a healthy start. TDH is proud to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week Aug. read more
View ArticleSupporting and Celebrating Breastfeeding Mothers Focus of August 3 Conference...
DOVER – Although breastfeeding is a natural process, many moms need help, and have a lot of questions. Other moms who are currently breastfeeding or have in the past, along with professionals who have...
View ArticleBabies and mothers worldwide failed by lack of investment in breastfeeding
New analysis shows an investment of US$4.70 per newborn could generate US$300 billion in economic gains by 2025. read more
View ArticleBreastfeeding Significant for Optimizing Health
Little Rock, Ark. Breastfeeding provides an important foundation for healthy eating, growth and development for babies. August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, and this year the focus is to...
View ArticleCalifornia's 2018 World Breastfeeding Week Lactation Accommodation Campaign
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View ArticleWFP celebrated breastfeeding week in Tajikistan
KULOB – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) held today a special event to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week to highlight the importance of breastfeeding as key to children’s survival,...
View ArticleThe unfortunate myth that breast milk alone is not enough for a childs...
As a result, in a nation where many mothers and children don’t have access to the healthcare and education needed to ensure a healthy pregnancy and infanthood, mothers often supplement breast milk with...
View ArticleNew study from Philips reveals the importance of partner participation in the...
Women who receive support from a partner are more likely to initiate and continue breastfeeding for longer [1] Supporting the breastfeeding process is great for father-infant bonding and has...
View ArticleWhy family-friendly policies are critical to increasing breastfeeding rates...
NEW YORK, 1 August 2019 – From supporting healthy brain development in babies and young children, protecting infants against infection, decreasing the risk of obesity and disease, reducing healthcare...
View Article'Breastfeeding Welcome Here' award presented to Kambri venue
Under the program, any venue with a 'Breastfeeding Welcome Here' sticker is a venue that welcomes mothers to breastfeed their child.read more
View ArticleSupport breastfeeding for a healthier planet
In line with this theme, WHO and UNICEF are calling on governments to protect and promote women’s access to skilled breastfeeding counselling, a critical component of breastfeeding support.read more
View ArticleEvent draws attention to the importance of breastfeeding
Three civil society organisations have called for more investment in breastfeeding for a healthier and more sustainable Cambodia as the rate of breastfeeding in Cambodia, they said, has declined.read more
View ArticleJoint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore and WHO...
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 2 August 2021 – “At the start of this year, governments, donors, civil society and the private sector united to launch the Nutrition for Growth Year of Action . The Year of Action is a...
View ArticleExclusive breastfeeding in first six months is good for children
Globally, malnutrition remains a key health issue whose severity threatens to derail progress towards the 2025 nutrition targets as envisioned by the World Health Assembly.read more
View ArticleJoint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO...
As global crises continue to threaten the health and nutrition of millions of babies and children, the vital importance of breastfeeding as the best possible start in life is more critical than...
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