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New NZBA Head to Target NZ’s Low Breastfeeding Rates
Thursday, 11 May 2017, 3:32 pm | NZ Breastfeeding Alliance
New Zealand has the opportunity to lead developed nations in a resurgence in breastfeeding rates and their associated public health outcomes, the newly appointed head of the New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance (NZBA) said today. More >>
National breastfeeding body applauds The Warehouse
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 4:48 pm | NZ Breastfeeding Alliance
The Warehouse’s latest breastfeeding-friendly campaign is a significant step foward in promoting breastfeeding in public, the New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance (NZBA) said today. More >>
Breastfeeding Likely to Have Played Key Role
Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 3:44 pm | NZ Breastfeeding Alliance
BREASTFEEDING LIKELY TO HAVE PLAYED KEY ROLE IN PROTECTING HAVELOCK NORTH BABIES Breastfeeding is one of the best ways to prevent illness in young children, and becomes even more critical in an emergency says New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance (NZBA) ... More >>
Mothers must be provided correct information
Thursday, 4 August 2016, 1:01 pm | NZ Breastfeeding Alliance
New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance (NZBA) executive officer Julie Stufkens today supported the World Health Organisation’s call for increased measures to ensure mothers receive correct marketing information regarding infant formula as a breastfeeding ... More >>
New Zealand to miss out on major health benefits
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 2:32 pm | NZ Breastfeeding Alliance
The New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance (NZBA) has expressed its disappointment at the government’s decision to use its veto against the Bill which would extend paid parental leave to 26 weeks. More >>
Breastfeeding Left Out of National Obesity Strategies
Friday, 29 April 2016, 2:13 pm | NZ Breastfeeding Alliance
As New Zealand policy makers and health advocates continue to grapple with rising childhood obesity rates, the role of breastfeeding as a preventative measure continues to be overlooked, according to the New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance (NZBA). More >>
Major benefits to NZ health from Paid Parental Leave
Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 10:33 am | NZ Breastfeeding Alliance
The cost of making the parental payment to a breastfeeding mother for six months would be significantly less than the ongoing costs of poorer health outcomes that can arise when children are not able to be breastfed because mothers have to go back ... More >>
Survey highlights benefits of breastfeeding
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 2:59 pm | NZ Breastfeeding Alliance
Breastfeeding between pregnancies is a natural, economic and simple way to manage a mother’s weight which can help lower the risk of stillbirth and infant death, says New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance (NZBA) Executive Officer, Julie Stufkens. More >>
