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This World Food Safety Day, What Can We Learn from the US Formula Crisis?
What is World Food Safety Day? June 7th is the second World Food Safety Day. It is a WHO initiative that aims to draw attention to the need to prevent food-borne risks, and contribute to food security, human health, economic prosperity, and sustainable development among other food-related concerns. Unfortunately, on this World Food Safety Day,…
Read MoreInfant Formula Shortage Resources
Infant Formula Shortage Support and Resources Read the latest positions and resources shared by leading lactation and maternal/child/infant health organizations Get connected with IBCLC’s in San Diego County who can support your infant feeding needs Departamento de Salud Pública de California Recursos en EspañolCalifornia Department of Public Health Resources in EnglishEscasez de fórmulas: blog en…
Read MoreWhat is Exploitative Marketing of Formula Milk?
One month before giving birth, I received a “gift box” from the formula milk company Enfamil. Inside the box were formula and nipple samples, and a card with my name and parenting support information (which actually leads to an industry-sponsored helpline) on it. I was shocked that the formula company knew that I was going…
Read MoreHow the marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding
More than half of parents and pregnant women (51%) surveyed for a new WHO/UNICEF report say they have been targeted with marketing from formula milk companies, much of which is in breach of international standards on infant feeding practices. The report, How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding, draws on interviews…
Read MoreWHO says Countries failed to implement the Code of Marketing of Infant Formula
The global COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of protecting breastfeeding—the optimal nutrition for infants—to improve child health and survival. “I am seeing way too many emails from formula reps to hospital administrators who are trying to use the pandemic to sidestep state, industry or Baby Friendly guidelines on their in-hospital marketing practices,” tweeted Kimberly Seals Allers, author…
Read MoreIt’s 2020 and I still hear people say, “Mothers breastfeed because they cannot afford formula.”
A while ago my 6-year-old and his best friend talked about if chocolate milk comes from “special black cow” at a playdate. The conversation just made me and the other mother laugh. And then, randomly, I told the other mom, “you know there is actually a documentary called ‘chocolate milk.’ It is about breastfeeding disparities…
Read MoreA Wonderful Opportunity
As parents, we all want to provide the best for our children. And there is rarely a better opportunity for us to nourish our kids than breastfeeding—especially for new parents, breastfeeding is a wonderful opportunity to nourish our babies, both physically and emotionally. Of course, breastfeeding also presents challenges. And that’s what I want to…
Read MoreThis is My Why: A Reflection on #NBM2023
I was a breastfeeding mom for six years. During the six years, I have been separated from my baby for three months for work reasons, I have flown to four different cities with my pump within six months, I have been sent to the emergency room with mastitis and high fever, my milk supply has…
Read MoreJuly 2023 News and views on breastfeeding, human milk, and public health
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Read MoreBreastfeeding Is A Learning Process
As embarrassed as I am, I decided to share the experience here because it’s important for new parents to understand that while breastfeeding is natural, it is a learned skill for both mother and baby.
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