WHO and UNICEF launched the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) to help motivate facilities providing maternity and newborn services worldwide to implement the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. The Ten Steps summarize a package of policies and procedures that facilities providing maternity and newborn services should implement to support breastfeeding. WHO has called upon all ...
As a mum of two who breastfed both of my daughters, I’ve experienced my fair share of breastfeeding challenges along the way. I know only too well that phrases like ‘breastfeeding-friendly’ and ...
Hull Daily Mail: New Sainsbury's breastfeeding-friendly clothing collection is widely praised by mums
High street supermarket Sainsbury's has unveiled its new breastfeeding-friendly clothing range. Tu has described its new maternity wear line as 'making it easier for mums to find functional stylish ...
Breastfeeding is the normal way of providing young infants with the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development. Virtually, all mothers can breastfeed, provided they have accurate information and the support of their family, the health care system and society at large.
Breastfeeding has many health benefits for both the mother and infant. Breast milk contains all the nutrients an infant needs in the first six months of life. Breastfeeding protects against diarrhoea and common childhood illnesses such as pneumonia, and may also have longer-term health benefits for the mother and child, such as reducing the risk of overweight and obesity in childhood and ...
WHO fact sheet on infant and young child feeding providing key facts, breastfeeding, complementary feeding, feeding in difficult circumstances, HIV and infant feeding, WHO response.
Exclusive breastfeeding – defined as the practice of only giving an infant breast-milk for the first 6 months of life (no other food or water) – has the single largest potential impact on child mortality of any preventive intervention. Exclusive breastfeeding provides essential, irreplaceable nutrition for a child’s growth and development. It provides protection from respiratory ...