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ERIC Number: EJ643665
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4021
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Supporting Breastfeeding: Current Status and Future Challenges.
Canahuati, Judy; Joya de Suarez, Maria Jose
Child Welfare, v80 n5 p551-62 Sep-Oct 2001
Discusses initiatives to educate societies about the benefits of breastfeeding infants and to create supports to foster breastfeeding in the United States and the world. Considers precedents for advocacy set by La Leche League, the Innocenti Declaration, and the "10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding." Notes obstacles to efforts to encourage breastfeeding and the need for further advocacy and education. (JPB)
Descriptors: Breastfeeding, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Infant Care, Mothers, Nongovernmental Organizations, Parent Education, Parent Role, Parenting Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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