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Media inquiries: please contact Alison Stanton, Director LLLNZ, 09 533 0391 or Lisa Manning, Media Relations Coordinator LLLNZ, 09 826 4500
More Support Needed for Breastfeeding Mums
Press Release 26 July 2010
Thousands of New Zealand mums are not breastfeeding because they don't get enough help, according to the country's leading breastfeeding support group.
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La Leche League New Zealand, a mother-to-mother support organisation, says more emphasis needs to be placed on helping mums breastfeed their babies after discharge from hospital.
"Our maternity services are getting better and better at implementing comprehensive breastfeeding policies, but more has to be done to encourage and help mothers when they get home. We cannot hope for breastfeeding to become the norm if we do not give mothers the ongoing help they need," says LLLNZ spokesperson Lisa Manning.
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LLLNZ Promotes Safe Baby Wearing
Press Release 21 April 2010
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New Zealand mothers are being urged not to abandon safe baby wearing using appropriate slings following the recall of more than a million "bag" slings in the United States and Canada.
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Three infant deaths have been linked to the design which bends the baby's neck, covers its face and can restrict the airway.
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La Leche League New Zealand says that the deaths are tragic. However most slings are safe and advantageous when used appropriately. LLL spokesperson Alison Stanton says baby slings can be an excellent way for mothers to carry their babies. "Safe slings are great parenting tools. They keep babies relaxed, happy and calm. Babies' biological need for body contact and motion is met. In addition they can sleep anywhere and mothers can get out and about attending to the many other jobs they have, knowing their babies are secure and content.
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Report Affirms - Breastfeeding Save Lives
Press Release 13 April 2010
Latest research suggesting over 900 babies would be saved each year if 90 per cent of US women breastfed their babies highlights the need for more support for breastfeeding mothers worldwide, according to La Leche League New Zealand.
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The results, published online in the journal Pediatrics*, say if mothers in the US followed the global recommendation to breastfeed exclusively for six months, billions of dollars would be saved in healthcare costs for treating diseases such as gastroenteritis, ear infections, asthma and juvenile diabetes.
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Code of Practice on Infant Feeding in the Workplace
Media Statement
La Leche League NZ welcomes Code of Practice on Infant Feeding In The Workplace.
Official guidelines requiring employers to provide facilities and breaks for women who want to breastfeed or express milk at work have been welcomed by the country's leading breastfeeding support network.
La Leche League New Zealand said the Department of Labour's Code of Employment Practice, which results from legislation passed in 2008, goes a long way to improving conditions for breastfeeding mums rejoining the workforce.
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World Breastfeeding Week 2010
 
World Breastfeeding Week 2010 - Calendar Announcement
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action now has the 2010 calendar available for download - see link
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2010 Photography Contest - find out more and enter their great competition - see link
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World Health Day 7 April 2010
Join La Leche League International (LLLI) and the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) In Celebration of
World Health Day, April 7, 2010:
1000 Cities, 1000 Lives
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International Women's Day
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action
Release their press statement for
International Women's Day - March 8 2010
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EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:
PROGRESS FOR ALL
All human beings have human rights, and that includes women and girls. Achieving equal opportunities and rights for women and girls is an important goal for WABA (the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action) in its campaign to protect, promote and support breastfeeding around the world.
Viola Lennon Obituary (January 2010)
It is with great sadness that we have learned that Viola Lennon, Co-Founder of La Leche League International and co-author of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, passed away peacefully in the Chicago area on Friday, January 22.
Breastfeeding: A Vital Emergency Response
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The 2009 World Breastfeeding Week theme was "Breastfeeding: A Vital Emergency Response", and one of its aims was to raise awareness of the importance of breastfeeding in emergencies.
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During the Sichuan earthquake in May 2008, a police officer in China made headlines by breastfeeding babies who had been orphaned or separated from their mothers.
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