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The published information gives an inaccurate picture of the prevalence and duration of breastfeeding in Italy, leading to unjustified optimism and inaction.1 Italy lacks of a national plan of the Ministry of Health or by UNICEF with objectives and targets to promote breast-feeding. In this context, the Breastfeeding Working Group (BFWG) of the Istituto per l’Infanzia of Trieste, which is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Mother and Child Health, acts on a national basis to promote and protect breastfeeding, trying to cover the existing educational gap on breastfeeding in Italy.
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Davanzo, R., Pavan, C. (2002). Training on Breastfeeding in Italy. In: Davis, M.K., Isaacs, C.E., Hanson, L.Å., Wright, A.L. (eds) Integrating Population Outcomes, Biological Mechanisms and Research Methods in the Study of Human Milk and Lactation. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 503. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0559-4_33
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