World Breastfeeding Week
Breastfeeding Week
is August 1-7, 2010 worldwide. Governor Doyle has proclaimed August as
"Breastfeeding Promotion Month" in
Wisconsin
.
Each year the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA)
chooses a theme for World Breastfeeding Week. The theme for 2010 is:
Breastfeeding: Just 10 Steps – The Baby-Friendly Way.
This theme recognizes the importance of supporting mothers from the
beginning of their breastfeeding experience so they can be successful in
achieving their goal to breastfeed their babies.
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global program sponsored
by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s
Fund (UNICEF). It encourages and recognizes hospitals and birthing centers
that offer an optimal level of care for infant feeding.
The BFHI assists hospitals in giving mothers the information, confidence
and skills needed to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding
their babies or feeding formula safely. It also gives special recognition
to hospitals that have done so.
There are seven baby-friendly hospitals and birth centers in
Wisconsin
.
-
Aurora
Lakeland
Medical
Center
–
Elkhorn
-
Franciscan Skemp Healthcare – La Crosse
-
Gundersen
Lutheran
Medical
Center
– La Crosse
-
Madison
Birth
Center
–
Madison
- Meriter Hospital –
Madison
-
St.
Francis
Hospital
–
Milwaukee
-
Wheaton
Franciscan Healthcare/Elmbrook Memorial –
Brookfield
The following resources provide additional information and activities for
World Breastfeeding Week 2010.
For more information and help with breastfeeding, contact
a local
WIC clinic near you.
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