A pediatrician from Valencia will coordinate the World Network of Humanization of Birth and Lactation. Her name is María Teresa Hernández, and she is a pediatrician at the Fuente de San Luis health center.
His appointment as Coordinator of the Global Network of Coordinators of the Initiative for the Humanization of Birth Assistance and Lactation (IHAN) implies recognition of its work in the promotion and protection of breastfeeding.
The Initiative for the Humanization of Birth and Breastfeeding is a joint strategy of WHO and UNICEF that aims to encourage hospitals and especially maternity hospitals to adopt protocols that help mothers breastfeed. In addition, recently they have also incorporated health and outpatient centers to this network, as their role in the maintenance of breastfeeding is very large.
Maria Teresa Hernández is coordinator of the Breastfeeding Committee of the Spanish Association of Pediatrics (AEP) and from her work tries to make the culture of lost breastfeeding recover, never pressuring women to breastfeed, but providing support and truthful information.
Breastfeeding decreases the risks of hospitalization in children under one year of age and decreases the chances that mothers will get breast cancer, among many other advantages indicated Dr. Hernández upon becoming known as Coordinator of the World Network of Humanization of Birth and Lactation, so your promotion should be considered a priority public health issue in your opinion. The fact that a Spanish woman occupies this position is a recognition of the great work that some professionals and organizations are doing to help women breastfeed successfully.
