Protection of breastfeeding in Papua New Guinea

Authors
Friesen, H Vince, J Boas, P Danaya, R
Citation
H. Friesen et al., Protection of breastfeeding in Papua New Guinea, B WHO, 77(3), 1999, pp. 271-274
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ISSN journal
00429686 → ACNP
Volume
77
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
271 - 274
Database
ISI
SICI code
0042-9686(1999)77:3<271:POBIPN>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
In Papua New Guinea the bottle-feeding of babies has been increasing, predo minantly among unemployed women of low educational status. Many women are u naware of their legal right to have breaks at work for the purpose of breas tfeeding, and a high proportion of workplaces have no facilities for mother s who wish to breastfeed their children. The laws on the feeding of infants should be updated and implemented, and an effort is needed to explain the benefits of breastfeeding and the rights of working mothers.