THE fact that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has set aside August 1 to 7 every year as World Breastfeeding Week is indication that breastfeeding is, indeed, an unmatched way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants as well as an integral part of the reproductive process with important implications for the health of mothers.
Part of the message that is drummed into the populace as part of activities marking the Week is the fact that WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months as the best way of feeding infants, who can thereafter receive supplementary foods with continued breastfeeding up to two years of age or beyond.
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