Special Events in Rockland for World Breastfeeding Week August 1

In addition, breastfeeding support group meetings are held each month to help pregnant women and women who are now breastfeeding their baby.

Parker said, “I co-sponsored House Resolution 429 with my colleague, Representative Daley, to increase awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and child, and to stress the need for society to improve accommodations for breastfeeding mothers”. It aims to ensure that mothers know about the importance of breastfeeding and its nutritional value for optimal health of the baby. Designed to overcome barriers many breastfeeding mothers face to find a safe and quiet place they can breastfeed, it encourages the creation of supportive spaces in public and in the workplace where women can go to breastfeed.

Businesses interested in learning more about ways to support breastfeeding employees can contact the Portage County Breastfeeding Coalition at 715-346-5332.

Already the Government of China is in line with the worldwide Labour Organization’s (ILO) Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No 183), which requires a minimum of 14 weeks or 98 days of maternity leave and time for breastfeeding breaks after return to work. “Their work family is just as important as their home family, and this is why it is critical for employers to support their employees in the workplace”, says Cheryl Geiler with Madison County Health Department and Chair of the Healthy Start Partnership.

Central Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition members have also worked to produce a Breastfeeding Resource List that is given to new mothers by local hospitals, doctors’ offices, and health care providers, she said. Our agency also has two Certified Lactation Counselors on staff to help when more in-depth counseling and education are required. All prenatal women, breastfeeding women and their families are invited to attend.

“There’s health benefits for mom as well”.

According to the 2014 CDC Breastfeeding Report card, 83.5 percent of Wisconsin mothers initiated breastfeeding, compared with 79.2 percent nationwide. Breastfeeding promotes mother, infant, and family bonding and may reduce the risk of childhood obesity.

Breastfeeding can have many benefits for babies like helping strengthen their immune system, but getting comfortable with breastfeeding can take practice and persistence for new moms and their newborns.

Based on the scientific evidence linked to the lifelong benefits of breastfeeding, UNICEF and WHO recommend that babies are exclusively breastfed for six months, starting immediately after birth, and thereafter continue breastfeeding, supplemented adequately with other feeding for at least two years. “Join us in celebrating World Breastfeeding Week”.