breastfeeding
Breastmilk: 11 Fascinating Facts
Breastmilk? It’s fascinating . . . From the intense bond it can help you form with your baby, to the incredible health benefits provided, there’s a reason breastmilk is called liquid...
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Advocacy, Part 1: The WHO Code at 40
This essay on the WHO Code is the first installment in a series on breastfeeding advocacy. Breastfeeding support takes many forms: clinical, community, peer to...
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Breast Cancer and Breastfeeding: Raising Awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer and breastfeeding are integrally related in many ways, including personal support of those facing pregnancy, breastfeeding, and...
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Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility
For three decades the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) has united the world in protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding. Among its many efforts is...
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A History of Breastfeeding Support and Advocacy in Zeros and Fives
For most of the world’s history, breastfeeding was the way babies ate. It did not require a social movement or national and international organizations to...
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COVID-19 and Breastfeeding: Lessons from the Past Brought Forward
Final of four in a series Anniversaries (of birth, marriage, death, countries’ independence, war, peace) are an opportunity to celebrate, mourn, reflect back, project forward....
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