This session provides a comprehensive overview of existing policies that promote and protect breastfeeding, along with an exploration of its benefits for infants and mothers, the challenges and risks associated with food allergies in breastfed children, and essential guidance for healthcare professionals to better support mothers in their breastfeeding journeys.

Chair: Dr. Stefania Arasi

Lecture 1 

The benefits of breastfeeding and current international policies and guidelines – Dr. Rosan Meyer 

Lecture 2

The challenge of diagnosis and management of food allergy in breastfed children – Dr. Hania Szajewska

Lecture 3

How to practically support breastfeeding mothers – a problem shooting session – Beth Graham, lactation specialist 

Lecture 4

How can patient organisations support breastfeeding mothers of allergic infants– Dr. Ozlem Ceylan

Questions and Answers