World Breastfeeding Week 1-7 August 09

As I am currently breastfeeding my son I thought it was worth a mention about World Breastfeeding Week 1-7 August 2009.

The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is the greatest outreach vehicle for the breastfeeding movement, being celebrated in over 120 countries. This year, WABA teams up with the Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) and the International Baby Food Action Network-Geneva Infant Feeding Association (IBFAN-GIFA) who represent an international collaboration of United Nations agencies and non-governmental organisations (IFE Core Group) concerned with protection and support of safe and appropriate infant and young child feeding in emergencies. Together we call for the active protection and support of breastfeeding during emergencies and the prevention and refusal of donations of breastmilk substitutes1, bottles and teats that, too often, do more harm than good.

Please read more at http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/images/press_release.pdf

If you are on twitter you can also show your support at http://twibbon.com/join/World-Breastfeeding-Week

I appreciate how breastfeeding helps protect your child from illnesses but there is a greater need for mothers to do this in poorer countries especially in emergencies to protect themselves and their children.

Anna