Viet Nam breastfeeding campaign normalizes practice, improves rates

If all children 0 –23 months were optimally breastfeed, more than 800 000 children could be saved every year. WHO and UNICEF are leading a global Breastfeeding Advocacy Initiative to ensure that rates of exclusive breastfeeding improve to at least 50% by 2025. In Viet Nam an awareness programme has reached more t han 2.3 million mothers t and increased exclusive breastfeeding rates in targeted areas by 62% as a result.
Source: WHO Feature Stories - Category: Global & Universal Tags: breastfeeding [subject], colostrum, breastfeeding [subject], colostrum, breastfeeding [subject], colostrum, breastfeeding [subject], colostrum Source Type: news