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One of life’s foundations
Breastfeeding symposium

HPA Magazine 11

 

Present many mothers, fathers and babies. Some are already breastfeeding, others are still unborn. It was our 2018 Breastfeeding Symposium, which took place on the 4th of August, once again with the knowledge and support of our professionals. The motto this year was “Breastfeeding as an anchor for life".


It was the 3rd edition of the Breastfeeding Symposium, an event that seeks to clarify the important relationship between nutrition, safety and breastfeeding.
World Breastfeeding week is celebrated every year, from the 1st to the 7th of August in more than 170 countries, to encourage this practice and promote the health of newborns around the world.
The date refers to the Innocenti Declaration, signed by the heads of the World Health Organisation and UNICEF in August 1990, a commitment to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.
The topics this year have once again aroused a lot of interest on the part of the participants, motivating dialogue and clarifying doubts.


HAVE YOU DISCUSSED YOUR BREASTFEEDING AMBITIONS? WHAT TO DO AND HOW? WHO TO ASK?
> Nurse Marta Cativo 
Maternal Health and Obstetrics Specialist and Breastfeeding Counsellor
> Nurse Patrícia Gonçalves 
Nurse and Breastfeeding Counsellor
TO KNOW THE SIGNS OF WHEN THE BABY IS READY TO BREASTFEED?
> Nurse Alexandre Dias 
Nurse and Breastfeeding Counsellor
> Nurse Rafaela Castro
Nurse and Breastfeeding Counsellor

I HAVE A BREAST PATHOLOGY, CAN I BREASTFEED?
> Dr Aguinaldo Andrade 
Gynaecologist / Obstetrician and Specialist in Senology

THE IMPORTANCE OS STEM CELLS
> Dr Nelma Pereira
Crioestaminal / Stem Lab Training Instructor

HOW TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF BRAST MILK?
> Nurse Patrícia Sancho
Head of the Maternity Unit, Specialist in Maternal Health and Obstetrics, Breastfeeding Counsellor and Training Instructor
> Nurse Elsa Valente 
Nurse and Breastfeeding Counsellor

DOES BREASTFEEDING WORK AS A CONTRACEPTIVE?
> Dr Oriana Leça
Gynaecologist / Obstetrician and Specialist in Maternal-Foetal Medicine