Tag Archives: WHO Code
Nonprofit Partners: 2016 Miracle Milk® Stroll
The Miracle Milk® Stroll was conceived by Best for Babes, but it is truly a collaborative effort! Our nonprofit partners are critical to the human milk and donor milk pipeline. They work tirelessly to help mothers breastfeed and increase their … Continue reading
Last revised on 04/01/2016
The Code - Why Does it Matter to You?
If you’ve been in the world of infant feeding for a bit you’ve likely heard of The Code - aka the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. Many know it exists, but don’t know much about what it is … Continue reading
Last revised on 03/18/2016
Hot Deals from the 2015 - 2016 C.A.R.E. Code Alliance!
Best for Babes is thrilled to welcome back this year’s new and returning C.A.R.E. Code Alliance members, and we have an exciting new announcement, too! Wait… The what? The C.A.R.E Code Alliance is the first-ever alliance of companies, professionals, and … Continue reading
Last revised on 09/16/2015
C.A.R.E.-Code Alliance Baby Products Giveaway!
‘Tis the season to spread the cheer of healthy infant feeding with a baby products giveaway! Our C.A.R.E.-Code Alliance is filled with companies, professionals, and organizations that help make expecting and new moms feel safe, supported and positive when it comes … Continue reading
Last revised on 12/18/2014
Booby Traps Series: Direct-to-mom formula marketing, or “How did all that formula end up on my doorstep?”
Did you wake one morning to find a case of formula you never ordered on your doorstep? Here’s one way it may have ended up there. For years formula companies have relied on hospitals to promote their products through “gift … Continue reading
Last revised on 12/05/2013
Booby Traps Series: Are popular pregnancy and parenting magazines good or bad for breastfeeding?
Have you picked up a parenting magazine in your pediatrician’s waiting room recently? What messages did you find - in both content and advertising - about breastfeeding? Print media may not have the the influence it once did over mothers’ … Continue reading
Last revised on 10/02/2013
98% of Babies Are Breastfed in Bangladesh — Does That Mean There Are No Booby Traps?
According to the WHO Global Data Bank on Infant and Young Child Feeding, 98% of babies in Bangladesh are breastfed and the average age of weaning is 33 months. Dig even deeper and you’ll see that 95% of one year … Continue reading
Last revised on 10/28/2012
My Letter to Cari about Bloomberg and Infant Formula
Dear Cari: We haven’t had a chance to sit down and catch up in a while, so you may or may not know that I recently became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). I am really proud to be … Continue reading
Last revised on 08/19/2012
Last chance to win $2,200 Celebrity Event Swag Bag at Fit Pregnancy!
The Jenna Elfman, Kelly Preston & Laila Ali Celebrity Breastfeeding and Toxin-Free Awareness Event on April 14 was a major first and historic event for breastfeeding — and moms and babies. Celebrity and influential moms gathered at the home of Jenna Elfman … Continue reading
Last revised on 06/13/2012
What is the WHO-CODE?
The primary purpose of the “WHO-CODE” is to protect mothers and babies from the highly effective, aggressive and predatory marketing of substitutes for breastfeeding (i.e. infant formula, bottles, artificial nipples) at the most vulnerable period of their lives, the birth … Continue reading
Last revised on 11/08/2011