Local breastfeeding association marks 2nd anniversary

The Macau Breastfeeding Association marked its second anniversary last weekend by holding a carnival at Luso-Chinese School Sir Robert Ho Tung.
In addition to a photo exhibition of breastfeeding mothers from different walks of life, participants also gathered to share their experiences of nursing and breastfeeding, as well as those of being a working mother.
The association said in a press release that this year’s World Breastfeeding Week focused on working women and breastfeeding, thus revisiting its 1993 campaign theme: “Mother-Friendly Workplace Initiative.” The World Breastfeeding campaign aims to empower and support all women, no matter their occupation, by helping them to adequately combine work with childcare, and breast-
feeding in particular.
To mark the World Breastfeeding Week, the local association gathered a variety of stories from working mothers, which were then shared during this weekend’s carnival. The association said that it was also providing tailor-made souvenirs in order to promote nursing and childcare to the general public.
The Macau Breastfeeding Association was founded in 2013 and aims to promote the personal, family, social and environmental benefits of nursing. It also campaigns for more education about nursing, and calls for more resources to be allocated to the public for breastfeeding mothers.
A group of breastfeeding moms and advocates annually hold a flash mob campaign to promote acceptance of public breastfeeding by society.
Thousands of mothers around the world will breastfeed together for one minute in public this Saturday to mark World Breastfeeding Week, which runs from August 1 to 7.