World Breastfeeding Week

8.1.2023

World Breastfeeding Week 2023

August 1st - August 7th

“Enabling breastfeeding: making a difference for working parents.”

This year’s theme is important because:

• Workplace challenges remain the most common reason for women to never breastfeed or to stop breastfeeding earlier than recommended.
• Parents need adequate time and support to breastfeed. Parents with less than 3 months of maternity leave reported shorter breastfeeding duration than those with 3 or more months of leave.
• A workplace needs adequate breastfeeding facilities to become a breastfeeding-friendly workplace. Only 42 countries mandate workplace breastfeeding facilities.
• Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding addresses inequalities that stand in the way of sustainable development (source: WABA, 2023).

You can find more information at: https://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/