National Breastfeeding Month 2020 continues in the US! This week, from Sunday, August 9, to Saturday, August 15, breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and human milk feeding is celebrated as part of Native Breastfeeding Week – #StrongResilientLatched. On the Native Breastfeeding Week Facebook page, we are reminded that this week addresses “the inequity and injustice of Indigenous parents […]
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This week, August 1-7, is World Breastfeeding Week (WBW). WBW has been celebrated the first week of August every year since 1992 to commemorate the 1990 Innocenti Declaration on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding.1 Beyond celebrations, WBW is a week dedicated to increasing awareness about and advocacy for the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding. The
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Editor’s Note: The links in the post were updated on 1/22/2024. Getting started on a project can be the hardest part. We are reminded of that in the Chinese proverb: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The good news is that completing the Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities (BFFC) designation will
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Breastfeeding Saves Lives! It is critical for the optimal health and development of infants. Breastfeeding reduces an infant’s risk of childhood illness, such as obesity, diabetes, ear infections, diarrhea, and pneumonia. Breastfeeding also is associated with a reduced risk of maternal breast and ovarian cancers and a faster recovery from childbirth as compared to formula
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On Tuesday, October 16, 2018, Carrboro also continued its commitment to Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities by proclaiming Carrboro to be a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community. Two representatives of the Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities initiative received the proclamation from Carrboro Mayor, Lydia Lavelle!
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On Wednesday, October 10, 2018, Chapel Hill continued its commitment to Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities! The Proclamation was read during the Town Council meeting. Joining Council Member Donna Bell are two supporters of the Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities initiative.
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The Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill continue to support this expanding initiative with proclamations signifying that the communities are Breastfeeding Family Friendly. In June, 2016, the Town of Chapel Hill read the Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities proclamation. The Mayor, Pam Hemminger, is standing with three representatives of the Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities Team! The
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