Breastfeeding
Reasons to be Proud 2009
Commodore Hotel, Cwmbran, 26 January 2009
Breast Start held a successful event promoting Peer Supporters in the community on January 26, 2009. It was well attended and the feedback forms showed a positive response to the day.
We have a slideshow of the day's events and below are some downloadable results from the day.
Reasons we feel Proud : Workshop notes
The American Public Health Association (APHA) has adopted the following policy:
Breastfeeding as a fundamental public health issue - Affirms that exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life with continued breastfeeding for at least the first one or two years of life is the biological norm, and that all alternative feeding methods carry health risks in comparison, with rare exceptions. Recognizes that breastfeeding is viewed as a public health issue and insists that maternal and child and comprehensive public health policies include attention to breastfeeding protection, education, promotion and support. Identifies the exclusive breastfeeding rate as a leading health indicator in the goals of the nation. Denounces aggressive marketing of human milk substitutes, particularly in health care settings.
(2008)
