AUSTRIA's Assessments of the State of Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding For World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi)

REPORT CARD -

Policies and Programmes (Indicator 1-10)
[score out of 10]

National Policy ,Governance and Funding

0.5

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative / Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

5.5

Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

5.0

Maternity Protection

7.5

Health and Nutrition Care Systems

5.5

Counselling Services for the Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers

5.0

Accurate and Unbiased Information Support

4.0

Infant Feeding and HIV

2.0

Infant and Young Child Feeding during Emergencies

0.0

Monitoring and Evaluation

5.0

Total Score (Policy and Programmes) 40.0/100

Practice (Indicator 11-15)

Early Initiation of Breastfeeding

Exclusive Breastfeeding for the first 6 months

Median Duration of breastfeeding

months

Bottle-feeding Rates

Complementary Feeding

Report

Report Card

Austrian Association of Breastfeeding and Lactation Consultants VSLÖ
Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety Ltd - AGES
BFHI, Health, Austria, Ltd
BFHI, Gesundheit Österreich GmbH
Austrian Midwives Committee
European Institute for Breastfeeding and Lactation (EISL)
Federal Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection in Austria
La Leche League Österreich
Working Group “Young Children, Breastfeeding Mothers and Pregnant Women”