Children's
Health,
Children's
Rights:
Action
for the
21st
Century

LAM Poster Session

he impact of breastfeeding on fertility is an important benefit that is often overlooked. The Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM), a short-term postpartum family planning method based on breastfeeding, plays a crucial role in all of the four Forum themes.

Ecology And Economy: LAM does not require the purchase of any commodities nor does it produce any waste. 

Society and Culture: The fertility impact of breastfeeding is recognized and relied upon in many cultures. By joining these beliefs with scientific research, LAM gives women a reliable short-term family planning method.

Maternal and Child Nutrition: Child spacing of two years or more improves the health of the woman and her children. LAM is an easy way for a breastfeeding mother to initiate optimal child spacing. After using LAM, many women begin another family planning method, often for the frst time.

Health Care: LAM integrates breastfeeding, family planning, child survival and maternal health. Women who use LAM say the method helped them improve their breastfeeding habits, which in turn benefits their infants.