Breastfeeding in the Asia Pacific Region

Asia-Pacific region is composed of many countries from East Asia region, Oceania, and Pacific Region of North and South America. Although the benefit from breastfeeding is quite obvious, each country's breastfeeding styles are different. This may be due to their lifestyle and culture. In this paper, we will compare with some country's style of breastfeeding and explore future direction of policies regarding healthy and proper breastfeeding practice.