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more about WABA, visit
http://www.waba.org.my/
2002
World Breastfeeding Week: August 1-7
Breastfeeding:
Healthy Mothers & Healthy Babies
WBW 2002 will focus on health issues and health care
practices in support of breastfeeding for mothers and infants. The theme
will cover women's reproductive health with emphasis on support, education
and care on before, during and after childbirth to ensure a successful and
rewarding breastfeeding experience for both mother and child.
WABA believes that an expectant or new mother who is
well nourished, informed and supported in a caring environment by her
family, community, workplace and health care systems, will be enabled to
provide the best care, food and nutrition to her new born.
The action folder will also re-emphasize the special
qualities of breastmilk and breastfeeding and the importance of exclusive
breastfeeding especially in emergencies, epidemics and disasters, and for
premature babies.
The Goals of WBW 2002 are:
1. To reinstate breastfeeding as an integral part of
women's reproductive cycle and health
2. To create awareness of women's right to humane and
dignified birthing practices
3. To promote the Global Initiative on Mother
Support (GIMS), as a means to strengthen
the multitude of ways in supporting breastfeeding.
Read more about World Breastfeeding Week here.
World Walk
Events:
New Berkeley record:
Mass Breast-Feeding by 1,128 Is
Called a Record !
Read more...
Help Orange
county beat the world record of 536 moms breastfeeding at the same time!
August 7, 2002: 10 am - 12 am at Fairview Park, 2501 Placentia Ave, Costa
Mesa. Call 714-242-1633 or email
ocbreastfeedingcoalition@cox.net for more details.
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PASADENA PUBLIC
HEALTH DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK
July 25, 2002 Contact:
Cordelia Hanna 626-744-6093
Pregnant women as well
as mothers, fathers and grandparents are invited to a community educational
forum on breastfeeding Saturday, Aug. 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Altadena
Public Library, 600 E. Mariposa St.
Sponsored by the
Pasadena Public Health Department's Black Infant Health Program, the forum
will be part of the celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, Aug. 1 to 7.
The goal of the Black Infant Health Program is to lower infant mortality in
the African American community.
The forum will feature
pediatrician Paul Fleiss MD, MPH and nurse-midwife Nkem Ndefo CNM, a panel
of mothers who have had breastfeeding experience and supportive fathers.
Topics will include the benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies,
new research linking breastfeeding to infant health and intelligence and
mothers' health and economic benefits. A question-and-answer session will
follow.
The event is free and
open to anyone who wants to learn more about breastfeeding find related
resources in the community. Women who have successfully breastfed babies
will share their joys and tips, and information and encouragement will be
offered to women who have had difficulties with breastfeeding. Fathers and
grandparents are encouraged to attend and learn about the benefits of
breastfeeding, how to be supportive of breastfeeding women and how to care
for breastfed babies.
Breastfeeding is
recommended by The American Academy of Pediatrics and The World Health
Organization. Increasing breastfeeding in the U.S., especially among
African Americans, is one of the goals of The Healthy People 2010 campaign
for public health. Breastfeeding provides many health benefits to babies and
mothers including fewer earaches and allergies and less cavities.
New research shows that
breastfeeding decreases childhood and adult obesity and diabetes. The
research also shows breastfeeding benefits premature babies, protects babies
from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and increases intelligence. In
addition, the research shows that breastfeeding has health and economic
benefits for mothers. Women who breastfeed have decreased rates of breast,
endometrial and cervical cancer.
The Black Infant Health
Program sponsors parent education classes monthly that are open to pregnant
and parenting women. The next event, "Belly Dancing for Pregnant Women and
Mothers," will be held Thursday, Aug. 15, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Jackie
Robinson Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave. in Pasadena.
For more information on
this or other upcoming events, call the Pasadena Public Health Department's
Black Infant Health Program at (626) 744-6093.
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The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) is
a global people's initiative to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.
WABA works in close liaison with the United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF).
WABA, PO Box 1200, 10850 Penang, Malaysia
Tel: 604-658 4816 Fax: 604-657 2655 Email: secr@waba.po.my
Website:
http://www.waba.org.my/
