WHO has said that countries must act to stop donations of infant formula in emergencies.
Articles on World Breastfeeding Week
Displaying all articles
So many other countries see the value in breastfeeding support but the UK is lagging behind.
Human milk banks play an important role in ensuring the safe supply of breast milk. This is made available to babies whose mothers are unable to breastfeed.
South African health authorities educate the public about breastfeeding but without supportive legislation and strong communication, it will never be normalised.
Negative breastfeeding experiences can make special drives to encourage it all too painful for some.
South Africa, despite its bold commitments to improve breastfeeding, does not have national data to monitor breastfeeding rates to ensure that its policies are being effective.
Research published in JAMA Pediatrics this week shows a causal relationship between breastfeeding and higher IQ by the time a child is seven years old. Put simply, longer breastfeeding appears to make…
Breast milk is one of the most important components of infant care. It provides complete nutrition and helps to prevent and fight infections. And it’s also safer – in much of the world, artificial infant…
Top contributors
-
Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
-
Senior Lecturer/Course Convenor in Nutrition and Dietetics, Monash University
-
Distinguished Professor, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
-
ARC Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Monash University
-
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Applied Epidemiology, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University
-
Lecturer, University of the Free State
-
Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University