World Breastfeeding Week: United Nations highlights

World Breastfeeding Week starts Wednesday. Lawmakers can support mothers in breastfeeding by ensuring paid maternity leave and preventing discrimination against mothers at work. More: http://who.int/topics/breastfeeding …pic.twitter.com/9jzexpzbwT

Common breastfeeding myths. Busted. #EarlyMomentsMatter #EveryChildALIVE #WBW2018pic.twitter.com/ae3u2GEHga

#Fact Over 820,000 children and 20,000 women could be saved each year if babies were breastfed according to global recommendations. #WorldBreastfeedingWeek #WBW2018pic.twitter.com/b6SwvXxC4h

It's #WorldBreastfeedingWeek! @WHO & @UNICEF recommend breastfeeding: within 1 hour of birth exclusively for the first 6 months of life up to age 2 along with solid foods beginning at 6 months https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/08/1015952 …pic.twitter.com/z1vev0k5DE

Breastfeeding also benefits mothers by reducing the risks of breast and ovarian cancer, type II diabetes, and postpartum depression. Find @WHO 10 breastfeeding facts here: https://bit.ly/UNXTRj  Help spread the word: Breastfeeding: Foundation for Life. via @WHOpic.twitter.com/PRsJW1qzg5

It’s #WorldBreastfeedingWeek! Let's support breast feeding mums anytime, anywhere. We can all help. @WHO has all the you need: http://ow.ly/CMMJ30lewSG pic.twitter.com/R48KhJvjmT

Soutenez les mamans pour qu'elles allaitent n'importe où et n'importe quand, car c'est la meilleure façon de fournir aux nourrissons les nutriments dont ils ont besoin. Plus via @WHO : http://bit.ly/2LYpFcv pic.twitter.com/34EQnbUWz4

It’s #WorldBreastfeedingWeek! Support #breastfeeding mums anytime, anywhere. We can all help. Here is what employers can do. http://bit.ly/2Ox5BMJ  @WHOpic.twitter.com/SIXDuWXrLh

L’#allaitement maternel augmente les taux de survie des nouveau-nés. L’OMS (@WHO) et l’@UNICEF_FR encouragent les mères à allaiter leurs bébés dès la première heure de leurs vies https://news.un.org/fr/story/2018/07/1020142 …pic.twitter.com/3y3suUbOPc

We ALL can support #breastfeeding mothers everywhere! Thanks for the @UNICEFpic.twitter.com/ULAfcCe4XA