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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