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To protect breastfeeding through:

  1. Facilitating mother's awareness of her rights to breastfeed anywhere anytime in Canada,
    2. bullet Alberta Human Rights for Breastfeeding  -recent decisions by courts and human rights commissions support a woman’s right to breastfeed in the workplace and in public.

     

  2. Facilitating support and awareness around options for women returning to the workplace
    3. bullet Maternity and Paternity Leave - Alberta Human Rights Commission
    bullet Rights and Responsibilities Related to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Adoption - Alberta Human  Rights Commission
    bullet Unacceptable and illegal discrimination - INFACT News article, November 2005
    bulletSupporting breastfeeding in Childcare in Canada
    bulletBreastfeeding and Working a USA private site with lots of information for working mothers
    bullet Caregiver Checklist -  CCCF/CICH 2001
    bullet Maternity Legislation: Protecting Women's Rights to Breastfeed - WABA
    bullet Maternity Protection Kit: A Breastfeeding Perspective - WABA

     

  3. Facilitating education for health care providers and community and agency partners regarding the International Code for the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitute and all Subsequent Relevant WHA Resolutions.

    4. See links on sidebar

    Code Monitoring
    bulletBaby Milk Action UK
    bulletINFACT CANADA
    bulletInternational Baby Food Action Network - IBFAN
    bulletNational Alliance for Breastfeeding USA
    bullet Breaking the Code 2004

 
Links in this document are intended to serve as a reference list of resources on breastfeeding.
The ABC does not endorse any product, web page or resource materials with the exception of all of the
WHO and UNICEF Global Initiatives, the Baby Friendly™ Initiative, Innocenti Declaration 
the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent WHA Resolutions,
and the national documents from the Breastfeeding Committee for Canada.

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Last modified: 02/26/09