We heard that a UN Committee had identified the UK's low breastfeeding rate, and called on the UK Government to collect data systematically, to protect and support
breastfeeding in all policy areas, and to implement the International Code.
Not exact matches
We have clarified the
policy at our leisure centres to make it absolutely clear that someone
breastfeeding should not be treated the same as someone who is eating and drinking
in the swimming pool
areas.
The inclusion of
breastfeeding in all relevant
policy areas (obesity, mental health, Maternity Review, Education),
The city of Toronto has adopted a new
breastfeeding policy that ensures nursing mothers access to private facilities
in a host of municipal buildings, community centers and recreation
areas.
This series provides economic data to inform
policy makers about how
breastfeeding leads to savings
in health costs and other costs, raises awareness among the academic and wider community and highlights a new and publicly relevant
area of research.
As we have suggested previously, 3,39 use of routine data to evaluate the effectiveness of local or national
policy changes over time, or between
areas, with respect to
breastfeeding rates needs to account for differences
in ethnic composition and socioeconomic status.
The team — led by Diane Spatz, PhD, RN - BC, FAAN, Professor of Perinatal Nursing and the Helen M. Shearer Term Professor of Nutrition at Penn Nursing — investigated individual child care centers» attitudes and
policies related to
breastfeeding in two distinct
areas in Philadelphia.
The swimming pool's new
breastfeeding policy makes clear that women are welcome to
breastfeed in the café, changing village, and spectators»
area.
Do the schools or colleges
in your
area have
breastfeeding friendly
policies?
In some
areas, such as maternity and health visiting,
policy has been reflecting the evidence for some years and as a result practice has improved and
breastfeeding initiation rates have risen.
The World
Breastfeeding Trends initiative (WBTi) assesses countries on their progress
in implementing 10 key
policy areas set out
in the Global Strategy.