Breast/chest feeding isn't just good for baby, it's good for the lactating parent, too.
It supports mental health & bonding, and releasing oxytocin that can help reduce stress & support emotional connection with baby.

UNICEF info:
https://tinyurl.com/4mufv9fh

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We welcome your feedback on our 2026 #NationalBreastfeedingWeek Resources. Tell us which resources you accessed, how you heard about them, and which activities you engaged in or hosted.

Access our feedback form for 2026 at the link below:

forms.cloud.microsoft/r/XsXS2e7Uxt

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The Baby-Friendly Initiative is one of the smartest, highest-impact investments in public health we can make.

Learn more:
The cost of not breastfeeding:
https://shorturl.at/ZXyql

Evidence to accelerate investment in breastfeeding:
https://tinyurl.com/2erwbxpk

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Human milk trains the immune system and shapes the microbiome, laying the foundation for lifelong health.

Learn more: https://shorturl.at/JSqx3

National Breastfeeding Week in Canada is October 1 to 7.

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Infant nutrition, climate change, and the environment: they are interconnected! 
Breast & chest feeding, along with lactation support, can contribute to mitigating climate change.

Info: https://shorturl.at/kS7gu

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Breast / chest feeding... a step towards a food secure future. 
It's a safe, local, and renewable source of nutrition that provides a sustainable start.

Info: https://shorturl.at/QNJ4d

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The Baby-Friendly Initiative is a preventive health investment that supports improved infant outcomes:

a. Reduced infant illness & infections
b. Lower hospital readmissions
c. Reduced risk of childhood obesity

Info: https://shorturl.at/JBLzO

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Every family, every choice, every culture: we support you.
The Baby-Friendly Initiative supports all families by ensuring consistent evidence-based support in perinatal care. Learn more: breastfeedingcanada.ca

National Breastfeeding Week = October 1st to 7th

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What do you have planned for celebrating National Breastfeeding Week this year? Use #NBW2026 and tag @bccbfi in your social posts and let's inspire one another!

Check out more ideas on our website:
shorturl.at/sLfqk

Félicitations à Valley Regional Hospital, à Kentville, Nouvelle-Écosse, pour avoid obtenu le statut du Programme de reconnaissance de l'Initiative des amis des bébés!

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Congratulations to Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville, Nova Scotia, on achieving Baby-Friendly Initiative Recognition Program status!

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Breastfeeding support doesn’t happen alone: it takes a community. What will you do to celebrate? Let’s make 2026 #NationalBreastfeedingWeek Oct 1-7th one to remember!

Find ideas at breastfeedingcanada.ca
In the menu, choose "2026 NBW Activities Contest".

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BCC National Breastfeeding Week Prize Winners:
Congratulations!

1st - Luciana Lima Dias da Cruz / Headwaters Health Care Centre, ON
2nd - Chaleur BFI Community Committee, NB
3rd - Northeastern Public Health, ON

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Gagnants du concours de la Semaine nationale de l’allaitement du CCA.
Félicitations!

1re - Luciana Lima Dias da Cruz / Headwaters Health Care Centre, ON
2e - Chaleur BFI Community Committee, NB
3e - Northeastern Public Health, ON

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🚨Registration now open for the BFI National Virtual Symposium 2026!🚨

Theme: Breastfeeding for a sustainable start in life: Strengthening what works

🗒️ Agenda at a glance:

breastfeedingcanada.ca/wp-content/u...

🗓️ Registration link:

www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...

Join us & spread the word!