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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Swine-Flu Information for breastfeeding & pregnant women

If you are pregnant and/or breastfeeding and you are worried about Influenza A (H1N1), swine flu, and its effect on your baby please use the links below to find out more information:

 

 http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/influenza-a-h1n1-pregnant

 

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/breastfeeding.htm

National Strategic Plan of Action for Breastfeeding 2008-2012 (May 2009)

La Leche League New Zealand welcomes the National Strategic Plan of Action for Breastfeeding 2008-2012 which has now been released to the public.  It can be viewed on the Ministry of Health website at www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/nbc-plan.   The Plan was formulated by the National Breastfeeding Advisory Committee during 2006 to 2008, and has already been put to use by the twenty-one District Health Boards as background to the formulation of their Breastfeeding Action Plans. 

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New Website! (April 2009)

Welcome to the new La Leche League New Zealand Website. We hope you will find it easy to find the information you are looking for and that you enjoy finding out more about LLLNZ. We offer you support as you breastfeed your baby or when you support other mothers with breastfeeding.

 

World Health Day 2009

World Health Day, April 7, 2009: Save Lives-Make Hospitals Safe in Emergencies

This year's World Health Day theme fits well with the WABA World Breastfeeding Week 2009 theme: "Breastfeeding-A Vital Emergency Response. Are You Ready?" Both celebrations acknowledge the ever-present need to be ready for the unexpected: the emergencies that challenge both individual and community. While the connection to breastfeeding in the World Health Day (WHD) theme may not be obvious to everyone, breastfeeding plays a significant role in making hospitals safer in emergencies.

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