LESSON #4
PROTECTING, PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING BREASTFEEDING
Why Should an Agency be Baby-Friendly™?
Research has demonstrated that when agencies become ‘Baby-Friendly™’
breastfeeding rates increase significantly which ultimately benefits society
in the following ways:
- improves health of infants and children
- improves health of mothers
- saves families money
- reduces health care spending
- saves resources
- helps families with child spacing
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