Summary of National Breastfeeding Day Promotional Activities

Summary of the 2017 National Breastfeeding Day Publicity Activities 1

? Breast milk contains all the nutrients a baby needs in the first 6 months, and is easy to digest and absorb. Breast milk is clean and free of bacterial infection. Can make the baby sick. ?Breastfeeding is the most economical, safe and nutritious. It is also the most beneficial to the growth of newborns. ?

May 20th every year is the National Breastfeeding Awareness Day. It is an important public welfare activity established by the former Ministry of Health to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. In order to support this activity, on May 14, Jing'an County Maternal and Child Health Hospital held a publicity activity with the theme "Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months is every mother's responsibility" in the garden of the county. Medical staff explained through face-to-face, Prop demonstrations, display boards, distribution of publicity and education materials, etc., promote the benefits of breastfeeding, strengthen people's awareness of breastfeeding, and voluntarily accept breastfeeding, so that "breastfeeding is the best" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and everyone understands it. In this event, more than 300 promotional materials and leaflets were distributed, more than 100 people were consulted, 10 boxes of folic acid tablets were distributed free of charge, and more than 50 people had their blood pressure measured. Summary of National Breastfeeding Day Publicity Activities in 2017 2

May 20 is National Breastfeeding Publicity Day. In order to further popularize breastfeeding knowledge, protect, support and promote breastfeeding, increase breastfeeding rates and increase the population Quality, Rucheng County Tuqiao Hospital recently launched a breastfeeding promotion campaign at the Tuqiao Town Market Ground.

The activities focus on the benefits of breastfeeding, breastfeeding skills, breastfeeding precautions, how to insist on breastfeeding, the correct posture for breastfeeding, and the three key times of breastfeeding. We call on pregnant women and the general public to pay attention to breastfeeding, insist on breastfeeding, and increase the breastfeeding rate. Free clinics and consultation on maternal and child medical knowledge were also carried out at the site.

This event *** received more than 1,000 consultations, more than 600 free clinics, and distributed 1,000 health promotion materials, which produced good social effects and won a lot of praise from the masses.

On May 10, 1990, the former Ministry of Health held a press conference on breastfeeding in Beijing and designated May 20 each year as "National Breastfeeding Awareness Day". This is an important event established by the National Ministry of Health to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. It is also a day dedicated to all breastfeeding mothers and their children. Call on the whole society to pay attention to and support the concept of "breastfeeding", so that mothers and babies can establish a closer relationship! Summary of the 2017 National Breastfeeding Day Publicity Activities 3

World Breastfeeding Awareness Week is a A global event aimed at promoting society and the public's correct understanding of the importance of breastfeeding and supporting breastfeeding. World Breastfeeding Week is held from August 1st to 7th every year. This year, Nanjing Maigaoqiao Street Convenience Service Center united with various communities to organize a series of activities with the theme of "breastfeeding is the key to sustainable social development".

The center increases breastfeeding publicity, popularizes knowledge and skills, and enhances breastfeeding confidence; at the same time, it jointly provides breastfeeding services with Maigaoqiao Hospital and disseminates breastfeeding knowledge through pregnant women’s schools. The third is to carry out a week-long "Breastfeeding Week" publicity and consultation activity by hanging banners in the community, holding lectures, free clinic consultations, distributing promotional brochures, and broadcasting slogans, educational pictures, and promotional videos on LED electronic screens to educate expectant mothers. , disseminate knowledge about breastfeeding to new mothers and advocate breastfeeding, which will effectively benefit the majority of women.