World Breastfeeding Week marked in Beijing

This week is the World Breastfeeding Week, celebrated globally every year from Aug 1 to 7 to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. According to data released from China's health department, the breastfeeding ratio has reached 58.5 percent.

Zheng Hui, a mother of two children, prepares breast milk for her two-month-old baby using a breast pump during a break at work, in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 5, 2016. Photo: Xinhua

Hai Jing, a mother of two children, breastfeeds during a meeting on breastfeeding in Beijing, capital of China, July 9, 2016. Photo: Xinhua

A mother breastfeeds at a lactation room of a mall in Beijing, capital of China, July 24, 2016. Photo: Xinhua

Chen Xu, a mother of two children, breastfeeds her second baby at home in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 5, 2016. Photo: Xinhua

Wen Chuanyan, a breastfeeding advisor, shows a collation map of breast milk and formula milk to mothers in Beijing, capital of China, July 9, 2016. Photo: Xinhua

A mother breastfeeds her baby at a mall during an activity in celebration of the World Breastfeeding Week in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 6, 2016. Photo: Xinhua

A doctor checks a mother for mastitis in Beijing, capital of China, July 5, 2016. Photo: Xinhua

Min Hui (back), a breastfeeding advisor, guides a mother through breastfeeding in Beijing, capital of China, July 6, 2016. Photo: Xinhua

Mothers attend a lecture on breastfeeding in Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2016. Photo: Xinhua

Mothers attend a breastfeeding activity in celebration of the World Breastfeeding Week at a mall in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 6, 2016. Photo: Xinhua

(APD)