World Breastfeeding Week
World Breastfeeding Week, celebrated every year from 1 to 7 of August, is a global campaign coordinated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) to raise awareness and galvanize action on themes related to breastfeeding. PAHO joins the global community to support the efforts to strengthen measures to protect, promote, and support the right to breastfeeding across the Region of the Americas.
Find below a series of articles and documents disseminated on regards of this campaign along the years.
Documents and Articles
Maternity Protection is key to enable breastfeeding and empower parents for a successful implementation of recommended breastfeeding practices.
Breast milk is the best food and the safest option to ensure good health and ideal growth of young children. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of…
Technical brief for World Breastfeeding Week 2018.
PAHO/WHO recommends increased political commitment and investment in breastfeeding as a means to promote children's health and development.
Washington, D.C., 2 August 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — Children who were breastfed are healthier and learn better, according to research that suggests breastfeeding may contribute to aspects of sustainable development…
This poster is also available in Creole:
World Breastfeeding Week 2016 Poster in Creole1.56 MB
The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) was launched in 1991 by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), with the goal of protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities that provide maternity services.
Breastfeeding is associated with short- and long-term health benefits for both…