World Breastfeeding Week

Please visit The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action for comprehensive information about worldwide breastfeeding promotion and for details of the theme and goals for 2010 go to http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org

Each year, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action sponsors an international celebration of breastfeeding, emphasizing a particular issue that impacts breastfeeding around the world.

This year, 2010, World Breastfeeding Week commemorates the 20th anniversary of
the Innocenti Declaration that called for implementation of the Ten Steps in all maternity facilities.

In 2009, the theme was "Breastfeeding: A Vital Emergency Response
Are you ready?" The theme drew attention to the vital role that breastfeeding plays in emergencies worldwide.

In 2008 the theme was "Exclusive Breastfeeding for 6 months, the Gold Standard", an illusion to the 2008 Olympics and its gold medals.

In 2007 the theme was:
Breastfeeding: The 1st Hour - Save ONE million babies