The decline in breastfeeding in the Philippines in the mid-twentieth Century associated with intensive BMS marketing via health systems and consumer advertising. As regulations tightened, the industry more aggressively promoted CMFs for older infants and young children, thereby ‘marketing around’ the ...
Probably no power on Earth has done more to subvert international family planning efforts than the Vatican, as documented in the works of Stephen Mumford (5). The Vatican has abused its “observer” status since the inception of the United Nations to make the World Health Organization drop con...
Philippines 2003 Rwanda 2001 Tanzania 1999 Togo 1998 Uganda 2000 Zambia 2001/2002 Zimbabwe 1999 Sub-Saharan Africa x x x x x x x x x x North Africa/ West Asia/ Europe x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Total 25 4 Central Asia x 1 South/Southeast Latin America and...
Plugged milk duct during lactation is a common problem in breastfeeding. Traditional breast massage (TBM) has been performed in Thailand with reasonable outcomes, but several follow-up sessions are often required. A new massage technique, the integrated breast massage (IBM), was subsequently develope...