Breastfeeding for working mums should be made easy

Companies can help facilitate good maternal and child health through initiatives like a mother’s room in the workplace, where lactating women can go to express and store their breast milk during working hours. — Photos: Filepic

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), which is commemorated on the first week of August every year, was started in 1992 to generate public awareness and support for breastfeeding.

It is supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef), most national health ministries and civil society globally.