18 "national breastfeeding XuanChuanRi" approaching, ningbo breastfeeding association in ningbo unveiled today. This is at present the first domestic breastfeeding association. The association aims to make the whole society actively encourage and support the breastfeeding, broaden the scientific connotation of the breastfeeding for the society, creating a love child, mother love social atmosphere.

At present, China has half the newborn babies don't get enough breastfeeding. In the past ten years, the proportion of China's breastfeeding fell twenty percent, and international breastfeeding action alliance (WABA) initiative for the first six months to breast-feeding and stick to the breastfeeding 24 months more standard far. Many new mother because of the milk supply, or worried about unemployment, afraid of deformation and other reasons body prematurely abandoned lactation. Especially in the vast rural areas, because they eat cheap with fake milk powder market, make the healthy growth of the children challenges.

Ningbo breastfeeding association secretary-general HuMin in the establishment ceremony of Mr, said advocate breastfeeding, can not only strengthen the immunity of the baby, strengthen communication, and may adjust the maternal and infant maternal metabolism function, reduce the incidence of breast cancer. In this society will develop through theme propaganda, expert consultation, ChanYunFu training and other activities to enhance the consciousness of the new mothers breastfeeding. And through continuous efforts, let the whole society to support and care for breastfeeding.

It is reported, to advocate breastfeeding, international breastfeeding action alliance (WABA) made the annual August 1 to 7 for "world breastfeeding week". In May 1990, China's ministry of health, 20 May determine each year for "national breastfeeding XuanChuanRi" in the nationwide extensively breastfeeding publicity and consultation activities to strengthen people breastfeeding consciousness, so as to better family planning and eugenic birth.