SPAIN'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

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative / Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

6.5

Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

5.0

Maternity Protection

6.0

Health and Nutrition Care Systems

6.0

Counselling Services for the Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers

5.0

Accurate and Unbiased Information Support

4.0

Infant Feeding and HIV

2.5

Infant and Young Child Feeding during Emergencies

0.0

Monitoring and Evaluation

0.0

Total Score (Policy and Programmes) 35.0/100

Practice (Indicator 11-15)

Early Initiation of Breastfeeding

Exclusive Breastfeeding for the first 6 months

29.0%

Median Duration of breastfeeding

6.0 months

Bottle-feeding Rates

72.0%

Complementary Feeding

97.0%

Report

Report Card

IHAN (BFHI-Spain)
Amamanta (Mother to Mother BF Support group)
Spanish Association of Primary Care Pediatrics
APILAM-Association for Breastfeeding Promotion, and Scientific and Cultural Investigation
Spanish Association of Midwives
Catalan Breastfeeding Association
Spanish Department of Health, Welfare and Equity
La Liga de la Leche Andalucía
Spanish Federation of pro-breastfeeding associations
Spanish Association of Pediatrics