“I take care of my baby”, the first association that represents mothers in Mexico

A group of women, mothers, in which to seek support, advice, listen and be heard, share doubts, learn ... All that is "I take care of my baby", the first association of mothers in Mexico, an institution that gives voice to these women worried about giving the best care to children.

A support group of friends had already existed for two years, all moms, many of them professionals, but they have decided to formally establish themselves in order to influence the national agenda and ensure the rights of moms in that country.

I take care of my baby seeks to promote best practices around the care of the baby from pregnancy and during the first years of life, and provide objective and truthful information for mothers to make informed decisions.

The Association has a special interest in asserting the rights of working mothers and promoting family reconciliation in companies; give voice to the concerns and topics of interest of these in Mexico.

Among its proposals, I was struck by 2013 that will seek to promote the badge “AMA Company” (Mummy Friendly Company), which will grant to corporate and workplaces that meet certain requirements:

• Have a designated space for moms to be able to breastfeed their babies or, where appropriate, to express their milk to take it to their babies.

• Grant mothers at least two hours during working hours to breastfeed their babies.

• Offer at least 45 additional days to the 45 that the law requires, of incapacity to the mothers after the childbirth

• Have a space / nursery for babies up to 10 months old.

In short, some ideas that we have defended many times in Babies and more, such as the issue of childcare at work, and acceptable conditions for breastfeeding or milk extraction ... Measures that facilitate babies the best physical development as emotionally, and that foster the mother-child affective bond.

We wish luck to “I take care of my baby”, the first association that represents mothers in Mexico and that it achieves its objectives, that it be heard. Especially on the issue of maternity leave: the 45 days of Mexico are clearly insufficient.

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