World Breastfeeding Week 2012

A new month begins and, as has been the custom for 20 years, between August 1 and 7 will take place in more than 170 countries. World Breastfeeding Week 2012whose motto this year is "Understanding the Past-Planning the Future".

As you know, Babies and more is a platform where breastfeeding is encouraged and supported as the best food for the baby, so we are pleased to join this celebration worldwide and take the opportunity to congratulate the "World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action "(WABA) for his 20 years.

Recall that the World Breastfeeding Week pays homage to the Innocenti Declaration, formulated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in August 1990 where the protection, promotion and support of something as important for our babies as breastfeeding.

This year, the objectives of this World Breastfeeding Week are to review what has happened to the feeding of infants and young children during these last 20 years, when the WABA organized the first World Breastfeeding Week with the motto " Amigo del Niño Hospital Initiative ".

For this reason, they will also make a retrospective about the successes achieved, share experiences or demand joint actions to fill the gaps in breastfeeding and infant and young child feeding policies and programs, as well as attract public attention to the state. of breastfeeding and infant feeding policies and programs.

We recommend that you visit both the official WABA page or its Facebook page where you can check everything that has been organized for this World Breastfeeding Week 2012.