World Breastfeeding Week 2013

Celebrations from around the world

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Lactation Consultants, Angela visited

Uganda where she educated mothers,

peer counselors and healthcare

providers. 130 sling bags were given out.

Kampala, Uganda

and nearby rural areas

Submitted by Angela Lang

The town’s announcer, an

outspoken supporter of

breastfeeding, is shown

wearing his.

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

36 mothers participated in the Big Latch On

Submitted by Norma Escobar

Bucharest, Romania

The Emergency Clinical Hospital for

Children “Grigore Alexandrescu,”

Romania’s oldest children’s hospital,

held it’s 5th WBW celebration.

Over 100 people – mothers, family

members and medical staff –

attended the full day event aimed at

making everyone aware of his/her

role in promoting and supporting

breastfeeding. Mothers writing their names for the tombola drawing.

Submitted by Mihaela Nita and Eugenia Dobrescu

Special guest, Sabin Gîlceavă, a

marathon runner who will be running in

a “transmarathon” to raise money for

newborn babies and the environment,

was the male speaker representative of

the father’s support of breastfeeding.

Speakers shared

their experiences

and ways they

support

breastfeeding

mothers.

Fairfax County, Virginia, USA

The Fairfax County WIC

Breastfeeding Team hosted

a WIC Mom’s Milk Building

Workshop to help mothers

with common barriers

related to pumping and

maintaining milk supply.

The fun, relaxing event was

filled with healthy foods,

shoulder massages,

movies, a raffle, information

and support.

Moscow, Russia Submitted by Katya Lokshina

22 breastfeeding mothers in Moscow gathered in Gorki Park to

celebrate WBW. It was an enjoyable day with many

breastfeeding babies from 0 to 3 years of age.

Cary, North Carolina, USA

Submitted by Nancy Register

SAS Health Care Center celebrated 2013 World

Breastfeeding Week by thanking the SAS onsite daycare

staff for their support of breastfeeding families.

Bamenda, North West Region

Cameroon

Prime Lactation Center in

Cameroon held several

events, including:

• Radio programs

discussing a variety of

topics over 3 days

• Breastfeeding

education on many

different topics

• Forum discussions

• Consultations, including

home based support

Submitted by Ngala Elvis Mbiydzenyuy

Positioning teaching at the center Mother-to-mother breastfeeding support forum

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Submitted by Shannon McLennon

Black Creek Community Health Centre celebrated with certificates

and gifts for their staff and BFI committee. The festivities for the

mothers in their breastfeeding support group included cake, games

and certificates.

Alexandria, Virginia, USA The Alexandria Health Department’s Breastfeeding Promotion

Committee hosted a breastfeeding informational booth focusing

on the importance of peer support at the Old Town Farmer’s

Market for World Breastfeeding Week. At least 135 community

members were reached by these efforts, including 45 who

completed a quiz to receive breastfeeding related incentives.

Submitted by Rena Needle

Barnaul, Russia

This year’s celebration took place at a local park, where mothers and babies

enjoyed spending time together and talking to breastfeeding consultants.

A free webinar was also offered for expectant mothers about how to get

breastfeeding off to a good start.

Submitted by Irina Ryukhova

Imperial County, California, USA

Submitted by Stephanie Laurean

Highlights from their week include:

• WBW display and donation of Medications

and Mother’s Milk by Dr. Hale for every

pharmacy in the county

• WBW Display and donation of the children’s

book We Like to Nurse Too, by Mary Young,

and LLL’s The Womanly Art of

Breastfeeding for every library in the county

• Breastfeeding celebration at a local

community center and splash pad

• Breastfeeding photo contest

• Breastfeeding promotion walk and resource

fair at the local mall

• Participation in the global “Big Latch On”

Source: Imperial Valley Press

Submitted by Elena Asadchaya

Kazakhstan

This year the Kazakh breastfeeding consultants united to form an

organization, Milky Help, to make "breastfeeding consultant " a well

recognized profession. Milky Help holds monthly meetings for

breastfeeding mothers.

Highlights of their WBW activities

include:

• The opening of a telephone help

hotline in the cities of Aktobe and

Pavlodar, bringing the number of

hotlines in the country to three

• Meetings for breastfeeding

mothers

• Free seminar for expectant

mothers about breastfeeding

• Posters for healthcare facilities

about positioning and latching

baby as well as hand expression

• Publicity through news programs

of the most popular channels and

articles published in local

newspapers

Dalton, Georgia, USA

Submitted by Carol Hendrix

The North

Georgia Health

District held a

walk for World

Breastfeeding

Week, which also

included exhibits

and free goodies.

This year’s event was a support group meeting held at a church and

attended by pregnant women, mothers and babies, fathers,

grandmothers, health professionals, the priest – as well as the town’s

mayor and a Member of Parliament!

Speeches about how to support the breastfeeding mother were given

by the officials, experts and mothers who shared their experiences.

Limassol, Cypress Submitted by Maria Zacharatou

Handwritten cards, flowers and snacks were given out.

Continue to spread the

World Breastfeeding Week message with these

promotional items, still available from ILCA:

Do you have any photos of your WBW

events for us to include in this slideshow?

It’s not too late!

Email them to bookstore@ilca.org.

Thank you to everyone who celebrated

World Breastfeeding Week.

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And a special thank you to those who shared

their celebration photos and news with us.