GHEI - Breastfeeding for reduction of child mortality

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Contents 1 The Canadian Paediatric Society and Health Canada 1.1 The Breastfeeding Committee For Canada 1.1.1 Goal 1.2 Mission Statment 1.3 Objectives 2 Advocacy Plan 3 The issue 4 Why is this a problem? 5 Objectives of advocacy project 6 Who is impacted by this 7 Who are the stakeholders who need to be involved? 8 What are the action and resource requirements 9 Evaluation 10 Useful Links

The Canadian Paediatric Society and Health Canada

The Canadian Paediatric Society and Health Canada have recommended exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, with the introduction of complementary foods thereafter, and continued breastfeeding for up to two years and beyond. It is expected that this recommendation will be relayed to expectant parents, and will impact infant feeding decisions made during the prenatal period.

Canadian Paediatric Society http://www.cps.ca
Canadian Paediatric Society Reaffirmed Feb 2009 http://www.cps.ca/english/statements/N/BreastfeedingMar05.htm

The Breastfeeding Committee For Canada

Goal

Breastfeeding is the cultural norm for infant feeding in Canada

Mission Statment

To protect, promote and support breastfeeding in Canada as the normal method of infant feeding

Objectives

• Provide a forum for addressing Canadian

breastfeeding issues.

• Maintain ongoing communication with governments and organizations to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.

• Provide ongoing expert advice and recommendations on breastfeeding research, policy and program development and direction to governments and organizations.

• Develop partnerships and collaborative strategies to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.

• As the National Authority for the Baby-Friendly Initiative, oversee and facilitate the implementation of the Baby Friendly Initiative in Canada.

Advocacy Plan

The issue

Misinformation regarding benefits and nutrition value of breast milk vs. formula

Why is this a problem?

Corporate vendors of breast milk formula and supplements have a varied history.

Objectives of advocacy project

• Short term goals < 3 months
• Intermediate goals
• Long term goals 5 years

Who is impacted by this

All mothers and children of all SES status

Who are the stakeholders who need to be involved?

• Federal Government
• Provincial Goverment
• The public
• Health care providers -Including Nurse practitioners and midwives

What are the action and resource requirements

Evaluation

Decreases seen in Child mortality

Decreased childhood morbitity

Decreased E.R. visits for peadatric population

Shortend hospital stays

Statistics Canada Data

Improvement in other measures -- Standarized testing and acedemic perfromance?

Useful Links

Le Leche League International http://www.llli.org/

Le Leche League Canada http://www.lllc.ca/