Nigeria: Why breastfeeding is becoming unpopular, by mothers

Nigeria HNN Team

Dr Bunmi Ogundimu of Colostrum International said there is need for policy change and promotion of legislations that accommodate longer maternity break for nursing mothers and the father too. 

A Year of Breast-Feeding

HNN Team

For each additional month a baby was breast-fed, verbal ability was higher at age 3, and verbal and nonverbal I.Q. scores were higher at age 7, the study concluded. 

China promotes breastfeeding amid tainted milk scare

China HNN Team

Confidence in foreign supplies of formula was shaken after Beijing ordered a recall of formula from Fonterra Co-operative Group after the supplier said it might be tainted with bacteria that can cause botulism.

India’s first ever public sector breast milk bank inaugurated in Kolkata

India HNN Team

Facility inaugurated by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who stressed the importance of breastfeeding to combat newborns suffering from malnutrition.   

Social taboos prevent mothers from breastfeeding

India HNN Team

Convincing a new mother or a family on breastfeeding a newborn within an hour of birth or up to six months continues to be a tough task, activists and experts say.

Benefits of Breastfeeding

China HNN Team

The Chief Nutritionist at Unicef’s letter to the editor discusses the benefits of breastfeeding over formula in the content of China’s low breastfeeding rate. 

‘Breastfed kids at lesser risk of ailments, early death’

India HNN Team

"Field observations show there is also status attached with use of baby products owing to massive commercial advertisements”, said Unicef India’s Chief of Child Nutrition and Development Programme.

Uganda: HIV+ mothers can safely breastfeed their babies

Uganda HNN Team

Despite efforts to combat stigma of HIV-positive mothers, challenges remain in convincing them to breastfeed while taking ARVs.   

Nandita Das joins hands with Save the Children

India HNN Team

In India, only 41 per cent mothers initiate early breastfeeding. Lack of information and substituting breast milk with baby food products are the leading reasons for low breastfeeding rates in the country.

Child Malnutrition in Malawi: Why Breast is Best

Malawi HNN Team

When my son was just two months old, I was forced to return to work. My maternity leave was up – which is only 12 weeks in Malawi.