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.

 

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.

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LLLNZ Promotes Safe Baby Wearing

Press Release 21 April 2010

 

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.

 

Three infant deaths have been linked to the design which bends the baby's neck, covers its face and can restrict the airway.

 

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.

 

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 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

 

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.

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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.

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Annual Report 2009

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Breastfeeding: A Vital Emergency Response

 

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.

 

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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