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…
Dear IBFAN Global Council members and all our IBFAN colleagues, WABA congratulates the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) on its’ 37th Anniversary, on 12 October 2016. IBFAN and WABA both work on improving breastfeeding rates worldwide through the protection,…
Check out the special supplement in Acta Paediatrica that includes a series of systematic reviews on the impact of breastfeeding on maternal and child health and interventions to improve breastfeeding practices. It is a free access publication and would be…
August 2015 saw the release of the study “Breastfeeding as an Exposure Pathway for Perfluorinated Alkylates” 1 and reports on the finding such as “Breastfeeding exposes babies to water- and stain-proofing chemicals” . These gave rise to sensationalist articles with…
Interview with Dr Arun Gupta, Regional Coordinator of IBFAN Asia, and Member, Prime Minister’s Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges, who shares valuable insights on the importance of breastfeeding in improving maternal and infant health indices in the country.
At Nestlé’s latest Annual General Meeting, the Geneva Infant Feeding Association (IBFAN-GIFA) raised attention about the movie Tigers, based on the true story of a former Nestlé’s sales representative for baby foods, Mr. Aamir Raza, who resigned after becoming aware…
Food Safety The 2015 World Health Day (WHD) theme is “Food Safety.” From the World Health Organisation (WHO). Providing safe food for our children is imperative, and the simple act of breastfeeding provides a safe, clean, nourishing, and protective source…
This contribution seeks to provide information and recommendations about the right to adequate food and nutrition of adolescents and related rights
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) and iLactation’s “Working together for breastfeeding success” joint online conference consists of selection of presentations from the ABM 19th annual meeting, recorded in Cleveland Ohio in November 2014 and selected presentations from What Every…
ABM is doing its first Joint Online Breastfeeding Conference with iLactation featuring sessions from the 19th Annual Meeting and special presentations from WEPNK (What Every Physician Needs to Know About Breastfeeding). ABM members receive a special discount – log in…