Breastfeeding and Work: Let’s Make It Work!

bustreo-commentary-200pxAs a young doctor working with refugees in the former Yugoslavia and Iraq, I attended births and delivered babies. Access to many of the basic tools, equipment and medicines needed to ensure that newborns are delivered safely and survive their first day – the most dangerous day in life – was just a dream.

Even in these precarious situations, most babies did have access to the single most important health intervention: breastfeeding.”

Flavia Bustreo, Assistant Director-General – Family, Women’s and Children’s Health of WHO talks about exclusive breastfeeding & family friendly workplaces

Read more onĀ WHO website