Alberta Breastfeeding Committee (ABC)
The Alberta Breastfeeding Committee (ABC) is a team of health care providers, independent breastfeeding experts, and consumers who are dedicated to protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in Alberta.
VisionBreastfeeding is the norm in Alberta. |
MissionThe ABC will provide leadership and resources to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in Alberta as the cultural and biological norm for children, mothers, families and communities. |
Objectives
To promote and protect and support breastfeeding through:
- Promoting adherence to the International Code of Marketing of Breast milk Substitutes and subsequent relevant World Health Association Resolutions
- Promoting the Baby-Friendly Initiative and Baby Friendly Communities
- Facilitating education at all levels around breastfeeding and use of human milk
- Networking and partnering with agencies, teams and organizations that work with breastfeeding families to protect, promote and support breastfeeding
- Providing expert advice and recommendations on breastfeeding research, evidence, policy, data collection, and program development
- Providing direction to governments and agencies around breastfeeding as a determinant of health
- Encouraging peer support programs
- Creating and reinforcing initiatives to improve initiation and duration rates of breastfeeding in Alberta
- Creating a platform for addressing breastfeeding issues in Alberta
- Providing a portal to resources for health providers and the public looking to promote, protect and support breastfeeding
- For mothers facilitating awareness of their right to breastfeed anywhere, anytime in Canada and providing resources for women returning to the workplace
- Recognizing the achievements of those who work in this area
