Nigeria: 'Save the Child, Give Breast Milk'

5 August 2012

Despite the vigorous campaign mounted to create awareness for improved exclusive breastfeeding, statistics still show a dismal outing. On this World Breastfeeding Week, WINIFRED OGBEBO reiterates the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding is recommended during the first six months of life as a way to meet infants' nutritional requirement and reduce neonatal mortality by perhaps 20 per cent.

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