Positive Breastfeeding News, 20-26 Mar
TOP POSTS
Breastfeeding and Feminism International Conference Takes Place; #BFfem16 Trending Hashtag via Best for Babes Foundation
7 tips for getting baby back to breast (and ending a nursing strike) via Breastfeeding Talk with USLCA
TOP STORIES
Mom who was asked to stop breastfeeding in public shares empowering message - Emily Locke turned an aggressive shaming incident at the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio, into a positive. Her social media post has prompted a public apology by the Western Reserve Historical Society, awareness of Ohio breastfeeding law, retraining of museum staff by the Ohio Breastfeeding Alliance, and social media postings celebrating motherhood.
Eating Right for a Lifetime of Health! - The United States Department of Agriculture shares a message from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children in support of breastfeeding during National Nutrition Month.
Mother didn’t expect this while breastfeeding at Designer Outlet - A Swindon, England mother received quite a shock when a stranger handed her a note to thank her for breastfeeding in public at Swindon’s Designer Outlet Village.
RI sees public nutrition breastfeeding boost - The Republic of Indonesia's Health Minister Nila F. Moeloek said the country’s exclusive breastfeeding rate had risen to 65 percent from 42 percent in 2013 and 32 percent in 2007.
Why more children are malnourished - The results from a 2015 study on the Status of Malnutrition among Women and Children by The Civil Society Scaling-up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) notes that 13 per cent of child death would be averted if 90 per cent of mothers exclusively breastfed their infants for the first 6 months. The Head Nutritionist, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Chris Osa Isokpunwu, said; “Even the rich are affected because they do not know the right food to give their children. Many do not know that exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months will prevent illnesses”.
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.. Together Towards Raising Breastfeeding Awareness - Saudi Doctor M. Zuhdi Al-Imam, MD, FAAP, and Director of the International Medical Center's Baby Friendly Hospital Program, offers a list of reasons for mothers to breastfeed their babies.
POSITIVE BREASTFEEDING INITIATIVES IN THE NEWS
Breastfeeding Grant To Focus On African American Populations - The Savannah, Georgia Coastal Health District’s Breastfeeding Program has received a grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) to initiate programs aimed at reducing disparities in breastfeeding in African Americans and under-served communities in Chatham County. The programs will focus on peer and professional lactation support and will last through June 2016.
Lynchburg organization expands breastfeeding awareness program - An effort to encourage breastfeeding is growing in Lynchburg, Virginia. Live Healthy Lynchburg recently received a $50,000 grant from The Centra Foundation. $8,000 of the grant will be used to expand a campaign called "Breastfeeding Welcome" by creating a breastfeeding support guide for men.
Brookings Heading New Breastfeeding Initiative - Brookings, South Dakota, is heading a new initiative to make more businesses breastfeeding friendly to nursing mothers.
WORLD BREASTFEEDING LAW SPOTLIGHT
From Israel: Nursing Time at Work (Nursing Hour)
According to Section 7(c)(3) of Israel's Employment of Women Law, employees are entitled to be absent from work for one hour per day for the first 4 months following maternity leave without it impacting their salary as long as they are employed full-time.
NEWS FROM NURTURE TOMORROW
Jamie Grumet of Nurture Tomorrow reflects this week on the only other mother to have been featured breastfeeding on the cover of TIME Magazine. Jamie notes, "[H]ere we are in 2016 with yet another refugee crisis and so many mothers who are in need of support to safely feed their babies." She concludes her message with a call to visit nurturetomorrow.org and "learn how you can help mothers who are doing another warrior trek on this earth to save their children."
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