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Countries - W/Y/Z 

West Bank/Gaza  

Current situation in the country regarding breastfeeding:  

  • Percent of all infants aged 0-4 months who were exclusively breast-fed the day before a survey interview: 51%, 1992. 
  • Number of hospitals/maternities officially designated by UNICEF as "Baby Friendly," having fulfilled 10 criteria supportive of breastfeeding: 0 of 76 total. 
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Sources of information  
 
  • Percent of all infants aged 0-4 months who were exclusively breast-fed the day before a survey interview - BFHI analysis report, Nutrition section, UNICEF, February 1999  
  • Number of hospitals/maternities officially designated by UNICEF as "Baby Friendly," having fulfilled 10 criteria supportive of breastfeeding - Country Profiles (BFHI analysis report, Nutrition section, UNICEF), February 1999. 

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    Yemen   

    Current situation in the country regarding breastfeeding:  

    • Percent of all infants aged 0-4 months who were exclusively breast-fed the day before a survey interview: 15%, 1992. 
    • National Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes:  
    • Few provisions law. 
    • Length of maternity leave: 2 months. 
    • Cash benefits for maternity leave (per cent of wage): 100.  
    • Who pays? Employer. 
    • Women's share of adult labour force (% age 15 and above): 27. 
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    Sources of information 
     
  • Percent of all infants aged 0-4 months who were exclusively breast-fed the day before a survey interview - BFHI analysis report, Nutrition section, UNICEF, February 1999  
  • National Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes - This table was prepared with the assistance of the International Code Documentation Centre (ICDC). - Nutrition section, UNICEF, December 1998 
  • Number of hospitals/maternities officially designated by UNICEF as "Baby Friendly," having fulfilled 10 criteria supportive of breastfeeding - Country Profiles (BFHI analysis report, Nutrition section, UNICEF), February 1999. 
  • Length of maternity, paternity and parental leave -The World of Work, No. 24. April 1998; and for those not included there, Conditions of Work Digest: Maternity and work, Vol. 13, 1994. 
  • Cash benefits for maternity leave (per cent of wage) and Who pays? - ILO. The World of Work, no 24. April 1998. 
  • Women's share of adult labour force (% age 15 and above) - UNDP. Human Development Report 1998.  

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    Yugoslavia  

    Current situation in the country regarding breastfeeding: 

    • Number of hospitals/maternities officially designated by UNICEF as "Baby Friendly," having fulfilled 10 criteria supportive of breastfeeding: 14 of 80 total. 
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    Sources of information  
     
  • Number of hospitals/maternities officially designated by UNICEF as "Baby Friendly," having fulfilled 10 criteria supportive of breastfeeding - Country Profiles (BFHI analysis report, Nutrition section, UNICEF), February 1999. 

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    Zambia  

    Current situation in the country regarding breastfeeding: 

    • Percent of all infants aged 0-4 months who were exclusively breast-fed the day before a survey interview: 27%, 1996. 
    • National Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes: Voluntary. 
    • Number of hospitals/maternities officially designated by UNICEF as "Baby Friendly," having fulfilled 10 criteria supportive of breastfeeding: 47 of 200 total. 
    • Length of maternity leave: 12 weeks. 
    • Cash benefits for maternity leave (per cent of wage): 100. 
    • Who pays? The Employer. 
    • Women's share of adult labour force (% age 15 and above): 45. 
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    Sources of information  
     
  • Percent of all infants aged 0-4 months who were exclusively breast-fed the day before a survey interview - BFHI analysis report, Nutrition section, UNICEF, February 1999  
  • National Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes - This table was prepared with the assistance of the International Code Documentation Centre (ICDC). - Nutrition section, UNICEF, December 1998 
  • Number of hospitals/maternities officially designated by UNICEF as "Baby Friendly," having fulfilled 10 criteria supportive of breastfeeding - Country Profiles (BFHI analysis report, Nutrition section, UNICEF), February 1999. 
  • Length of maternity, paternity and parental leave -The World of Work, No. 24. April 1998; and for those not included there, Conditions of Work Digest: Maternity and work, Vol. 13, 1994. 
  • Cash benefits for maternity leave (per cent of wage) and Who pays? - ILO. The World of Work, no 24. April 1998. 
  • Women's share of adult labour force (% age 15 and above) - UNDP. Human Development Report 1998.  

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    Zimbabwe  

    Current situation in the country regarding breastfeeding:  

    • Percent of all infants aged 0-4 months who were exclusively breast-fed the day before a survey interview: 16%, 1994. 
    • National Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes as of December 1998: Law. 
    • Number of hospitals/maternities officially designated by UNICEF as "Baby Friendly," having fulfilled 10 criteria supportive of breastfeeding: 38 of 213 total. 
    • Length of maternity leave: 13 weeks. 
    • Cash benefits for maternity leave (per cent of wage): 60/75  
    • Who pays? The Employer. 
    • Women's share of adult labour force (% age 15 and above): 45. 
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    Sources of information  
     
  • Percent of all infants aged 0-4 months who were exclusively breast-fed the day before a survey interview - BFHI analysis report, Nutrition section, UNICEF, February 1999  
  • National Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes - This table was prepared with the assistance of the International Code Documentation Centre (ICDC). - Nutrition section, UNICEF, December 1998 
  • Number of hospitals/maternities officially designated by UNICEF as "Baby Friendly," having fulfilled 10 criteria supportive of breastfeeding - Country Profiles (BFHI analysis report, Nutrition section, UNICEF), February 1999. 
  • Length of maternity, paternity and parental leave -The World of Work, No. 24. April 1998; and for those not included there, Conditions of Work Digest: Maternity and work, Vol. 13, 1994. 
  • Cash benefits for maternity leave (per cent of wage) and Who pays? - ILO. The World of Work, no 24. April 1998. 
  • Women's share of adult labour force (% age 15 and above) - UNDP. Human Development Report 1998.  

    • Relevant quotes from the ILO Report V (2): Maternity Protection at Work regarding: Maternity leave, Financing of benefits and Provisions for nursing mothers:  

    • The cash and the medical benefits should be provided through compulsory social insurance and in a manner determined by national law and practice. 
    • The woman should be entitled to daily break(s) to nurse her child and the breaks should be counted as working time and remunerated accordingly.
     
     

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