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The Initiative works with the National Health Service (NHS) to ensure a high standard of care for pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers and babies in hospitals and community health settings. The Baby Friendly Initiative accredits health-care facilities that adopt internationally recognised best practice standards for breastfeeding. [28]
However, according to the UNICEF, there are no satisfactory changes in the EBF rates for the first six months since 1990. In order to provide breastfeeding support, WHO and UNICEF have developed two feeding programs, i.e.the 40-hour breastfeeding counseling, and the five-day infant and young child feeding counselling.
The Code aims to shield breastfeeding from commercial promotion that affects mothers, health workers and health care systems. The Code and resolutions also contain specific provisions and recommendations relating to labelling of infant formula and other breastmilk substitutes. i. Mothers
The right of families, and in particular women and children, to have enough nutritious food. The right of women to breastfeed and to make informed choices about infant feeding. The right of women to full support for successful breastfeeding and for sound infant feeding practices. The right of all people to health services which meet basic needs.
World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration which is held every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 120 countries. According to the 26 August data of WBW website [ 1 ] , 540 events have been held worldwide by more than 79 countries with 488 organizations and 406,620 participants for the World Breastfeeding Week 2010 .
Black Breastfeeding Week is observed Aug. 25-31. A Black woman breastfeeding her child. (Photo: Getty Images) (Compassionate Eye Foundation/David Oxberry via Getty Images)
Federal Minister for Women and Youth 11b Angela Merkel (b. 1954) CDU Federal Minister for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth 12 Claudia Nolte (b. 1966) CDU 17 November 1994 26 October 1998 Kohl : 13 Christine Bergmann (b. 1939) SPD 27 October 1998 22 October 2002 Schröder : 14 Renate Schmidt (b. 1943) SPD 22 October 2002 22 November 2005 ...
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) is a network of people working on a global scale to eliminate obstacles to breastfeeding and to act on the Innocenti Declaration. The groups within this alliance tackle the problems from a variety of perspectives or point of views, such as consumer advocates , mothers , and lactation consultants.