A message from Dr. Unjali Malhotra, FNHA Office of the Chief Medical Officer; and Toni Winterhoff, FNHA Specialist, Healthy Children

In Canada, National Breastfeeding Week is Oct. 1-7. At the FNHA, we celebrate all opportunities to talk about the benefits of breastfeeding, and we honour all families who are taking care of little ones though life's challenges.

So, this National Breastfeeding Week, we celebrate and honour life-givers and their unique milk-feeding experiences. Life-giving and milk-feeding are both awe-inspiring powers, testaments to the strength and wonder of the human body! You can read more about it in our Indigenous Milk Medicine Week (Aug. 8-14) message.

Breastfeeding/chestfeeding resources:

• Breastfeeding wellness tips for mothers​ (FNHA)​
  
• Maternal and Child Health (FNHA)
• Honouring Indigenous Women's and Families' Pregnancy Journeys (Perinatal Services BC)
• Indigenous  Milk Medicine Collective

New posters from Perinatal Services BC:

• Yes You Can. Breastfeeding or chestfeeding is a human right.
• Welcome families to breastfeed or chestfeed anytime, anywhere (Poster and FAQ)
• Create a lactation-friendly space in your workplace​