Scaling Up Breastfeeding in Bangladesh – Women Deliver

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Scaling Up Breastfeeding in Bangladesh

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Breastfeeding has been widely lauded for enduring health benefits for infants and their mothers. In the past six to eight years, exclusive breastfeeding in Bangladesh has increased by 13%. Bangladesh’s success has been attributed to community mobilization and media outreach around the importance of breastfeeding, along with comprehensive health worker training. This training serves to create a support system at health facilities that provide a vital resource for positive nutritional education. Bangladesh also utilized strategic technical experience of various stakeholders — including civil society, UNICEF, and the Alive and Thrive initiative — incorporated existing evidence and best practices, and worked across sectors to create uniform messaging and practice around breastfeeding promotion. Learn More >>

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