On 8 February Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of the Lancet and a panel of experts unpacked a new three-paper Lancet Series which explores how the value of breastfeeding is wasted by government and public health, and exploited by the commercial milk industry.
The Series explores:
- How baby behaviours are misconstrued to undermine breastfeeding, but multi-sectoral interventions protect its health impacts
- How the formula marketing ‘playbook’ targets parents, health professionals and politicians and undermines the health and rights of children and mothers
- How power imbalances and political and economic structures determine feeding practices, women’s rights and health outcomes.
The authors call for breastfeeding to be a collective responsibility, that is effectively protected, promoted and supported at all levels.
It’s not just about infant and young child feeding – it’s about the impact of commercial interests on child development and society more generally. It’s about the economic power used by the formula industry and the detriment to health and rights.
The Lancet 2023 Series on Breastfeeding
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Agenda
Moderator: Kathriona Deveraux, award winning reporter, presenter, and broadcaster
Welcome
- Ms Kathriona Deveraux, Moderator
The Lancet
- Mr Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet
Series highlights and overview
- Professor Nigel Rollins, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, WHO
- Professor David McCoy, International Institute for Global Health, United Nations University
Panel discussion with Q&A
- Professor Helen L. Ball, Durham University
- Ms Katie Gilbert, Managing Director M&C Saatchi World Services
- Dr Guddi Singh, Paediatric doctor, health campaigner and TV broadcaster
- Mrs Alison Thewliss, Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central
Closing remarks
- Professor Anthony Costello, Institute for Child Health
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