Semaine du goût 2020
La semaine du goût à Genève prône la devise “Du champ à l’assiette – manger local et de saison”. L’alimentation est fondamentale pour la santé. Le goût pour les aliments est formé dès le plus jeune âge, notamment par...
Semaine Mondiale de l’Allaitement SMAM 2020
La Semaine mondiale de l’allaitement a démarré en Suisse (12.9.-19.9 2020) Devise 2020 : « Soutenir l’allaitement pour une planète plus saine » Allaiter, c’est le meilleur choix pour la santé de bébé, de maman, pour préserver nos ressources et...
Petition against toddler milks health claims
Texte français ci-dessous. In a USA Citizen’s Petition filed today, children’s health advocates are ramping up pressure on FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to curb the rapidly growing sales of so-called ‘transition formulas’ or ‘toddler milks,’ which they say...
Medical education about breastfeeding inadequate
Texte français ci-dessous. Medical education in breastfeeding remains inadequate despite previous efforts to address the gaps. Additionally, physicians desire more training in breastfeeding, especially clinical skills training, to improve provider confidence and competence, according to a landscape analysis in Breastfeeding...
Code et COVID-19
English text below Le 27 mai 2020, le Rapport State of the Code 2020 compilé par OMS, UNICEF et IBFAN conjointement, a été publié. Lors du wébinaire de lancement, les responsables ont soulignée : CITATION La pandémie COVID-19 met...
WBTi Europe Report
Texte français ci-dessous. Are our babies off to a healthy start? Shocking gaps in emergency preparedness for Europe’s babies, new WBTi World Breastfeeding Trends initiative report highlights. The Covid 19 pandemic has shown how important it is for countries...
Status of the Code Report 2020
2020 Status Report on the National Implementation of the Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) launched the 2020 Status Report that highlights which countries have implemented measures required by the International...
Corporate Political Activity (CPA) and impact on Breastfeeding
A recent study by Hacer Tanrikulu et al. (2020) reveals the impact of marketing practices of the breastmilk substitutes industry on public health policy in the USA. (texte en français voir plus bas) In the USA, early nutrition is...
Covid-19: Continue Breastfeeding
In brief: Current recommendations are to initiate or maintain breastfeeding and, if mother-baby separation is necessary, to give pumped breast milk. En bref: Les recommandations actuelles préconisent d’initier ou de maintenir l’allaitement et, si la séparation mère-enfant s’avère nécessaire,...
Breastfeeding with Coronavirus
The La Leche League International Board has issued a media release about Continuing to Nurse Your Baby Through Coronavirus (2019-nCoV; COVID-19) and Other Respiratory Infections.All of our resources about breastfeeding and coronavirus are now collated here: https://www.llli.org/coronavirus-resources/ The media release...