World Breastfeeding Week 2026 powerpoint

Editor's Notes

• #1 Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works," the term "sustainable investment" refers to investing in actions and systems that provide long-term health, economic, social, and environmental benefits for generations.
• #2 Breastfeeding is one of the most powerful and cost-effective investments in the future of every child, family, and nation. It provides the ideal nutrition for infants, protects mothers' health, reduces healthcare costs, and contributes to environmental sustainability. Breastfeeding is not only a personal choice but also a public health priority that requires support from families, healthcare systems, workplaces, communities, and governments.
• #5 Outcome: ✔ Better child survival ✔ Improved nutrition ✔ Better brain development ✔ Improved maternal health
• #7 Outcome: ✔ Mothers receive professional support from birth ✔ Higher breastfeeding success rates
• #9 Outcome: ✔ Continued breastfeeding ✔ Healthier mothers ✔ Healthier children ✔ Stronger workforce
• #11 Outcome: ✔ Protection of breastfeeding practices ✔ Improved infant feeding outcomes
• #13 Outcome: ✔ A supportive environment that enables mothers to initiate and continue breastfeeding successfully.