Joint statement: World Breastfeeding Week
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World…
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WHO: exploitative formula marketing
WHO reveals shocking extent of exploitative formula milk marketing: The second report in a series detailing exploitative marketing practices employed…
WHO/UNICEF report on formula milk marketing
More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing – WHO, UNICEF: New report details…
Spicy breast milk?
In part of a recent human study led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), it was found that after…
World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7, 2021
World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7, 2021, is a global campaign to raise awareness and galvanize action on themes related to…
Breastfeeding beyond infancy
Breastfeeding beyond infancy: Assessing attitudes to breastfeeding: To obtain the optimal health benefits for both parent and child, the World…
Breastfeeding: 5 Common problems
Breastfeeding your new baby can be difficult, and with side effects like sore nipples, engorgement and thrush, sometimes it can…
Support Breastfeeding for a healthier planet
A message from UNICEF: World Breastfeeding Week 2020: "Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet”. The theme of World Breastfeeding Week…
Breastfeeding and breast milk by Osmosis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8ug9_0kjyo How does breastfeeding work? Milk production is triggered by hormones produced by the placenta, while milk letdown is induced…
Baby & breastfeeding: Getting off to the best start
Skin to skin contact with your baby As long as there are no complications, the focus after birth is for…
Aluminium in infant formula
We reported previously that some widely-used infant formulas are heavily contaminated with the known neurotoxin, aluminium. Infant formulas are the…
Breastfeeding is worth trying
Back in the 1970s breastfeeding rates were incredibly low. Only around 28% of women in the UK breastfed their babies…