1. Presented by Cecilia Teixeira

2. Grantly Dick-Read, Physician, from Childbirth Without Fear, 1955
“A newborn baby has only three demands. The warmth of its mother’s arms, food from her breasts, and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three.”
 
Grantly Dick-Read, Physician, from Childbirth Without Fear, 1955

3. La Leche League International
Nonprofit organisation founded in 1956
International authority on breastfeeding
Leaders and Groups in 72 countries
Serves as NGO consultant to the UNICEF, WHO
USAID, CORE, WABA
Professional Advisory Board (Medical & Legal & Management)
Non-profit, non-sectarian, volunteer organisation
Lactation consultants (IBCLC)

4. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
World’s largest resource for breastfeeding and related information
Distributes 3 million publications/year

5. Our Mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.

6. Leaders/BF Counsellors
Experienced breastfeeding mothers
Trained and accredited by La Leche League
Help other mothers with questions and concerns about breastfeeding
Individual: phone calls, messages, home visits
Monthly groups
Facebook 24/7
Website

7. La Leche League South Africa
Early 1970’s … read WAB … established in SA
Success factors for Growth of 40 years in SA
Unique mother-to-mother support network
65 Leaders (30 WC)
25 Groups
Facebook Group ( members)
1st Baby friendly hospital St Monica’s

8. Peer Counselors Trained more than 2450 PCs
Largely from disadvantaged communities
To work as breastfeeding peer counselors

9. Peer Counseling training include:
Risks of not breastfeeding
Communication skills
Dealing with common challenges & difficulties
HIV
MBFHI
Other aspects breastfeeeding

10. Challenges Lack of funds, Distances, language, and low literacy level
Volunteers

11. Is there a need for La Leche League?
Breastfeeding is an art. It is more than just putting a baby to the breast and letting nature take its course. It is a skill that needs to be learned.

12. Meeting EBF target
Co-operation from other entities,
More PC’s

13. Contact details
Find list of groups and leaders in SA

14. THANK YOU!