World Breastfeeding Week – How You Can Protect Breastfeeding
World Breastfeeding week is observed each year from 1st August to 7th August to encourage breastfeeding which directly improves the health of babies. This week-long celebration in 120 countries has been observed since the 1990s when the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) created the “Innocenti Declaration” to promote and support breastfeeding. In 1991 to promote breastfeeding an association was formed which is known as “World Association of Breastfeeding Action” and since 1992 a week has been dedicated for promotion of this campaign. The theme for World Breastfeeding Week 2021 is “Protect Breastfeeding : A shared responsibility”. UNICEF has stated that “Breastfeeding is among the most effective ways to protect maternal and child health and promote healthy growth and optimal development in early childhood”. Infants ideally need to be breastfed within the first hour of birth and exclusively breastfed for the first 6...