It is important to close the gap in the possibilities that women have to breastfeed their children since breastfeeding can act as a factor of equality in society.
Human milk is the best nutrition for children at a time when the epigenetic foundations for health and development are being established. Everyone has the right to access breast milk.
It is essential that no one is left behind, especially vulnerable mothers who may need additional support to reduce inequalities in the ability to breastfeed.
Closing the gap to achieve equality in breastfeeding involves actors from civil society organizations, governments, policy makers, health systems, workplaces, to communities and parents.
Co-responsibility to achieve breastfeeding for all, boys and girls, is the way to reduce inequalities in the achievement of breastfeeding, especially vulnerable groups.
