2023 Lancet Series on Breastfeeding – Australasia & Pacific Launch Event
Join co-authors of the 2023 Lancet Series on Breastfeeding, and a panel of experts, as they explore the immense value breastfeeding women generate for society.
Date & time
Date/time
14 Feb 2023 12:30pm - 14 Feb 2023 2:30pm
Speaker
Speakers
Moderator: Dheepa Jeyapalan, Healthy & Sustainable Food Systems Manager, Future Healthy Group, VicHealth
Dr Phillip Baker, ARC Future Fellow / Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
Honorary Associate Professor Julie Smith, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University
Dr Rosemary Stanton OAM, Senior Visiting Fellow, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales
Dr Libby Salmon, Research Scholar, Menzies Centre for Health Governance, Australian National University
Professor Kathryn Backholer, Co-Director, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), Deakin University
Dr Penny Haora, maternity services researcher and midwife, transformation for Indigenous mums, babies and families
Dr Frances Katonivualiku, Health and Nutrition Specialist, Health and Nutrition Specialist, UNICEF Pacific Multi-country Office, Suva
Mr Roger Mathisen, Director, Alive & Thrive East Asia Pacific and FHI Solutions Innovation Incubator
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This event was held on Tuesday 14 February. Please find a recording of the event lower down this page.
Join co-authors of the 2023 Lancet Series on Breastfeeding, and a panel of experts, as they explore the immense value breastfeeding women generate for society and how the vulnerabilities of women, children and families are exploited by the formula milk industry.
The three papers cover:
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Infant behaviours, feeding practices and multisectoral interventions to support breastfeeding.
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How baby behaviours are misconstrued to undermine breastfeeding, but multi-sectoral interventions work to protect it.
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How the formula marketing ‘playbook’ targets parents, health professionals and policy-makers and undermines the health and rights of children and mothers.
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How power imbalances and political and economic structures determine feeding practices, women’s rights and health outcomes.
The special edition publication in The Lancet is available online.
Download the official program and speaker bios here.
Missed the event? Watch the recording
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Location
Online via Zoom