The Big Latch On 2014 was held in New Zealand on 1st and 2nd of August, 2014. This was another record breaking year, with 1,628 latches – up 13.8% from the previous year!

Global Big Latch On

Participating countries31
Individual locations826
Breastfeeding children13,798

Data from biglatchon.org

Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal for Life!

In 2014 the World Breastfeeding Week theme was Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal for Life!“. This theme “asserts the importance of increasing and sustaining the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding – in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) countdown, and beyond”. Read more here!