World Breastfeeding Week 2025
World Breastfeeding Week #WBW2025 is celebrated from Aug 1-7, 2025. The theme this year is Prioritize Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems.
Register now for our free #WBW2025 presentation.
#WBW2025 will focus on recognizing that breastfeeding is not just a personal act — it is a powerful tool for environmental sustainability and climate resilience. Supporting breastfeeding helps reduce the carbon footprint and environmental toll of formula production, packaging, and waste. But to make breastfeeding sustainable, we must also build sustainable systems of support—in our hospitals, communities, policies, and homes. More information can be found on the WABA website.
iLactation use of the World Breastfeeding Week graphic (copyright WABA) falls under the guidelines of fair use and is used with permission.
In 2023, the global exclusive breastfeeding rate at 6 months was 48%, close to the World Assembly target of 50% for 2025.
To ensure positive growth and reach the new 2030 target of 70% exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months, participation of each actor that makes up the warm chain is crucial.
Supporting breastfeeding for a healthier planet requires creating sustainable environment where breastfeeding is prioritised.
When breastfeeding is protected, promoted and supported, a sustainable environment is created and will help us to to mitigate immediate impacts of climate change.
Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding addresses inequalities that stand in the way of sustainable development.
If you want to use the WABA WBW 2025 Prioritize Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems poster please read the guidelines for use.
Here at iLactation we are celebrating WBW2025 with a free presentation by Dr BJ Woodstein called The portrayal of breastfeeding in literature.
Register now for this informative presentation
Registration price: FREE
Only available until August 31, 2025.
BJ Woodstein, PhD, IBCLC
Dr BJ Woodstein is a translator, writer, doula, lactation consultant, consultant in EDI and education, and honorary professor of literature and translation. Her most recent books include Feeding Your Allergy Baby, The Road to IBCLC, Translation Theory for Literary Translators, and We’re Here! A Practical Guide to Becoming an LGBTQ+ Parent. She lives in Norwich, England, with her wife and their children.
The portrayal of breastfeeding in literature
This presentation will discuss how breastfeeding is depicted in literature for both adults and children. It will compare portrayals of breastfeeding across languages/cultures and suggest what these differences might tell us about how breastfeeding is understood in various societies. The presentation will close by
explaining why the portrayal of breastfeeding in literature matters and what we can do to impact this in the future.
Earlybird registration for our upcoming conference is now open. This conference is our 27th online breastfeeding conference, Every drop!, online from Sept 15 – Dec 15, 2025. 18 hours of education, providing CERPs, CNEs and CMEs for health professionals, plus amazing information and education for all lactation supporters. Go here to view the speakers, topics and to register. Don’t miss it!
