Breastfeeding Committee for Canada
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2026 #NationalBreastfeedingWeek Contest Winners:
Congrats to all 3 winners, and others who submitted activities. Well done to all those who utilized these great ideas and held events incorporating them. We loved seeing your photos!
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#NBW2026
Join us for the final day of our virtual BFI Symposium!
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#NBW2026
#NationalBreastfeedingWeek
Breast/chest feeding isn't just good for baby, it's good for the lactating parent, too.
Supporting mental health & bonding + releasing oxytocin that can help reduce stress & support emotional connection w baby.
UNICEF Info:
tinyurl.com/4mufv9fh
#BreastfeedingWeek
#NBW2026
We welcome your feedback on our 2026 #NationalBreastfeedingWeek Resources. Tell us which resources you accessed, how you heard about them, and which activities you engaged in or hosted.
Access our feedback form for 2026 at the link below:
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#NBW2026
The Baby-Friendly Initiative is one of the smartest, highest-impact investments in public health we can make.
Learn more:
The cost of not breastfeeding:
shorturl.at/ZXyql
Evidence to accelerate investment in breastfeeding:
tinyurl.com/2erwbxpk
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Human milk trains the immune system and shapes the microbiome, laying the foundation for lifelong health.
Learn more: shorturl.at/JSqx3
National Breastfeeding Week in Canada is October 1 to 7.
#BreastfeedingWeek
#NationalBreastfeedingWeek
#NBW2026
#WBW2026
What do you have planned for celebrating National Breastfeeding Week this year? Use #NBW2026 and tag @bccbfi in your social posts and let's inspire one another!
Check out more ideas on our website:
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Infant nutrition, climate change, and the environment: they are interconnected!Â
Breast & chest feeding, along with lactation support, can contribute to mitigating climate change.
Info: shorturl.at/kS7gu
#BreastfeedingWeek
#NationalBreastfeedingWeek
#NBW2026
#WBW2026
Breast & chest feeding: steps toward a food secure future.Â
A safe, local, and renewable source of nutrition that provides a sustainable start.
Info: shorturl.at/QNJ4d
#BreastfeedingWeek
#NationalBreastfeedingWeek
#NBW2026
#WBW2026
#BabyFriendlyInitiative: a preventive health investment that supports improved infant outcomes:
*Reduced infant illness & infections
*Lower hospital readmissions
*Reduced risk of childhood obesity
Info: shorturl.at/JBLzO
#NBW2026
Every family, every choice, every culture: we support you.
The Baby-Friendly Initiative supports all families by ensuring consistent evidence-based support in perinatal care. Learn more: breastfeedingcanada.ca
#NationalBreastfeedingWeek =Â October 1st to 7th
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Here’s a glance at the National BFI
Symposium:
Register Here: zeffy.com/ticketing/national…
Félicitations à Valley Regional Hospital, à Kentville, Nouvelle-Écosse, pour avoid obtenu le statut du Programme de reconnaissance de l'Initiative des amis des bébés!
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#babyfriendlyinitiative
Congratulations to Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville, Nova Scotia, on achieving Baby-Friendly Initiative Recognition Program status!
#bfi
#babyfriendlyinitiative
Breastfeeding support doesn’t happen alone: it takes a community. What will you do to celebrate? Let’s make 2026 #NationalBreastfeedingWeek Oct 1-7th one to remember!
Find ideas at breastfeedingcanada.ca
In the menu, choose "2026 NBW Activities Contest".
#NBW2026
Gagnants du concours de la Semaine nationale de l’allaitement du CCA.
FĂ©licitations!
1re - Luciana Lima Dias da Cruz / Headwaters Health Care Centre, ON
2e - Chaleur BFI Community Committee, NB
3e - Northeastern Public Health, ON
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#breastfeedingweek
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