Did you know?
Women’s social networks have a major impact on their health-related decisions, such as to breastfeed. Women can provide moral, social and practical support needed by breastfeeding mothers.
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We want YOU to get involved in the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding. Find information and materials relevant to your work.
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WABA calls on Women to:
- Play an important role in securing unbiased information and support for breastfeeding and providing it to others
- Practice exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, and ask for support if needed
- Discuss complementary foods/feeding and continued breastfeeding from 6-24+ months
- Speak about breastfeeding as a feminist issue and support each other to breastfeed in public
- Share experiences to build a mother’s own confidence in her breastfeeding journey
Related Content
- WABA Warm Chain of Support for Breastfeeding Campaign
- WABA International Women’s Day Statements
- WABA Mother’s Day Statements
- “Whom can I rely on? Mothers’ approaches to support for feeding: an interview study in suburban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.” by Amal Omer-Salim, Pia Olsson & Lars-Ake Persson
- La Leche League International (LLLI)