emphasised the need for greater breastfeeding support across all workplaces to sustain and improve progress on breastfeeding rates globally.
To reach the global 2030 target of 70 per cent, the agencies noted that the barriers women and families face in achieving their breastfeeding goals must be addressed. “Family-friendly workplace policies – such as paid maternity leave, breastfeeding breaks, and a room where mothers can breastfeed or express milk – create an environment that benefits not only working women and their families but also employers,” the statement read.Ms Obinwanne noted that breastfeeding helps a mother lose weight as it takes a considerable amount of calories to manufacture breast milk.
She said in situations where nursing mothers are not able to produce enough milk for their babies, they can use pasteurised donor human milk.Speaking on the challenges of running a milk bank in Nigeria, she noted that lack of funding plays a huge role.
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