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The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) is a global network that protects, promotes and supports breastfeeding worldwide. Each year WABA selects a theme for World Breastfeeding Week and the 2019 theme is Empower parents, Enable breastfeeding. Empowerment requires evidence-based factual information and support to create

JUST RELEASED Expressing, Collecting, and Storing of Human Milk Protocol The BFI Strategy for Ontario and Toronto Public Health are pleased to announce a second revised Breastfeeding Protocol called Expressing, Collecting, and Storing of Human Milk designed to assist healthcare providers with clinical care and support of families who breastfeed. The Protocols

BFI Ontario BFI Report 2019

The BFI Strategy for Ontario has completed a provincial report card and value proposition about BFI implementation in the province. BFI Ontario and BORN were partners in the initial stages and advisors during the development of the documents.The data is striking, and you will also

We are seeking feedback from parents who have given birth within the past few years in Ontario. Please pass the following link along to mother-to-mother support groups in your area and any other contacts who might be able to distribute the survey. Here is the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VMSNL6Q The

We are pleased to share some very exciting news from the BCC Board. The BCC is excited to announce that the Public Health Agency of Canada is funding $1.3 million over five years to improve maternal infant health by increasing breastfeeding rates in Canada.  The

Breast milk has become a political issue. At the World Health Assembly the US opposed a resolution promoting breast feeding. Are governments bowing to the food industry at the expense of child health? Do infant formula manufacturers have too much power? Joining us at the

The newest document from BFI Ontario and the Best Start Resource Centre is now available to download. You can find it here!