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Immediate breastfeeding is unquestioningly crucial to a baby's survival. According to "Superfood for Babies," 22 percent of newborn deaths can be reduced with simple first-hour breastfeeding.
Read MoreA mother rests with her newborn baby while receiving care at the Dessie Referral Hospital in Dessie, Ethiopia.
Read MoreHealth extension workers continue to push expectant mothers to deliver their babies at a health post, but resistance is strong. In fact, 90 percent of all Ethiopian births take place at mothers’ homes.
Read MoreThis week Jennifer James is in Ethiopia to observe Save the Children's work with frontline health workers who strive to improve newborn and child health.
Read MoreWorld Breastfeeding Week is being celebrated from 1-7 August 2012 in more than 170 countries around the world. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration made by WHO and UNICEF policymakers in August 1990 to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.
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