World Breastfeeding Week

The Flagstaff Breastfeeding Coalition organizes World Breastfeeding Week events each year to promote breastfeeding in our community.  For detailed event information follow us on Facebook.



Below you can read about the history and purpose of World Breastfeeding Week which was taken from
www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org


The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) was formed in 1991 to act on the Innocenti Declaration (1990) to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. As part of its action plan to facilitate and strengthen social mobilisation for breastfeeding, WABA envisioned a global unifying breastfeeding promotion strategy. A day dedicated to breastfeeding was suggested to be marked in the calendar of international events. The idea of a day's celebration was later turned into a week.

This has become to be known as World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) celebrated every 1-7 August to commemorate the Innocenti Declaration. WBW was first celebrated in 1992. Now it involves over 170 countries and is endorsed by UNICEF, WHO, FAO and IPA.