Yes to breastfeeding rights, no to all violence! “Breastfeeding is a key element in cultivating concern and respect for each other and the world we share”. Did you know that obstetric violence can also negatively affect breastfeeding practices? Current socio-medical…
Letter of support to the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) on the International Day of the Midwife 2017
Dear ICM colleagues, The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) sends you felicitations on the 2017 International Day of the Midwife. The theme “Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life!” is certainly one that we endorse and support. Breastfeeding is best sustained through…
WABA statement for Labour Day 2017
Achieving gender equality by sharing the care work– Is parental leave legislation the only solution? There is no country in the world where men and boys share the unpaid domestic and care work equally with women and girls1. Globally, women…
Breastfeeding and Mental Health
Joint Statement from WABA & LLLI in celebration of World Health Day 7 April 2017 Anyone can suffer from depression, including mothers and their children. A mother suffering from depression will find it more challenging to care for her child2.…
CSW 2017- Joint statement from ILCA and WABA
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action and the International Lactation Consultant Association believe that actions to enhance paid parental leave and support for breastfeeding are essential to making women’s economic empowerment in the changing workforce. Read the full statement from…
Planet 50-50: Stepping up SRHR through Parental Social Protection
International Women’s Day 2017 Joint statement by WABA, Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) and Center for Women’s Health and Wellness, University of North Carolina The world of work is changing, with significant changes for women. The…
WABA TURNS 26!
In 1990, a group of policy and decision-makers, advocates and activists came together and produced a framework to protect, promote and support breastfeeding – the Innocenti Declaration 1990. The Declaration called on all governments to create an enabling environment for…
Happy New Year!
We send you our best wishes for the New Year! 2016 was an exciting year for WABA. We celebrated our Silver Anniversary, marking 25 years of working to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. The occasion also gave us a chance…
WABA 2016 World AIDS Day Statement
Hands Up for Prevention WABA celebrates World AIDS Day on 1 December. We join the “Hands Up Campaign”1 to support early testing, diagnosis and treatment of all people living with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) in order to maximise prevention of both horizontal…
Working with the Code
video from Dr Helen Crawley’s presentation at the BFI UK 2015 conference with additional discussion outline and session organiser material is now available