World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) (...) celebrates the signing of the Innocenti Declaration* on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding. It is celebrated in 120 countries on various dates.
* The Innocenti Declaration was produced and adopted in 1990 by participants at
the WHO/UNICEF meeting on “Breastfeeding in the 1990s: A Global Initiative.” The document lists the benefits of breastfeeding, plus global and governmental goals.(Extracted from http://www.lllusa.org/wbw/)
World Breastfeeding Week Website: http://www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org/
World Breastfeeding Week USA: http://www.lllusa.org/wbw/
History of WBW (from LLLI)
WBW around the world
WBW in the USA (from LLL, USA)
WBW 2007 photo contest
Previous WBW themes
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