Infant Journal
for neonatal and paediatric healthcare professionals

WHO guideline aims to protect, promote and support breastfeeding

A World Health Organization guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on protection, promotion and support of optimal breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services, as a public health intervention.

The document presents the key recommendations, a summary of the supporting evidence and a description of the considerations that contributed to the deliberations and consensus decision-making.

It is available here.

The WHO guideline aims to support breastfeeding.