Development and results of the German National Strategy for the Promotion of Breastfeeding: a participatory process.

ABSTRACT: Breast milk is the optimal nutrition for infants. However, the proportion of mothers who exclusively breastfeed their children in Germany is low (40% end of 4th month; 13% end of 6th month). A systematic evaluation of breastfeeding promotion has ranked Germany as moderately breastfeeding-friendly. Therefore, the federal government has commissioned the Department of Child Nutrition at the Max Rubner-Institut to coordinate the interdisciplinary development and implementation of a German National Strategy for the Promotion of Breastfeeding. In a participatory process, over 150 stakeholders have conceptualized measures to promote breastfeeding in seven strategic fields: (1) "Evidence-based guidelines," (2) "Basic/advanced training and continued professional development," (3) "Prevention and he

SUBMITTER: Brettschneider AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12460087 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature