Dr Emeka Nwaolisah, Consultant Paediatrician, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, says women who abstain from breastfeeding their children are not only unfair to the child but the society. Nwaolisah told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that “breastfeeding is key to producing geniuses as children.” He explained that some women refuse to breastfeed their children […]
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Global leader in consumer health and hygiene, Reckitt Benckiser (RB) makers of Dettol has urged nursing mothers to embrace good hygiene practice during breast-feeding. This was emphasised at a Breast-feeding workshop, titled ‘Sustaining Development Together’ which was carried out in partnership with Save Our Children International (Nigeria Branch) at Shomolu, Lagos, recently. This event was […]
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The UN on Tuesday kicked off World Breastfeeding Week, stressing that although breastfeeding has cognitive and health benefits for infants and mothers, investment shortcomings impede the practice. The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, said: “Breastfeeding gives babies the best possible start in life. “Breastmilk works like a baby’s first vaccine, protecting […]
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