Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Arab Journal of Nutrition and Exercise (AJNE)
Publication Date
12-28-2017
Abstract
In 1990, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) declared a "global goal" for protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding (Innocenti Declaration) (WHO/UNICEF 1990). In 1991 health care authorities in the UAE started to implement breastfeeding promotion and support programs across the country. To date, there are ongoing national efforts and investments in these programs including development and update of policies and strategies. This mini review evaluates the trends of infant and child feeding practices in the UAE over the last few decades to assess the progress attributed to the rollout and implementation of breastfeeding promotion programs. Keywords : Breastfeeding, United Arab Emirates, Nutrition.
DOI Link
ISSN
Publisher
Knowledge E
Volume
2
First Page
152
Last Page
159
Disciplines
Business | Medicine and Health Sciences
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Taha, Zainab, "Trends of Breastfeeding in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)" (2017). All Works. 3779.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/3779
Indexed in Scopus
no
Open Access
yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series