WHO and UNICEF recommend that children start breastfeeding within the first hour of birth and be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life – meaning no other foods or liquids are provided, including
UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Off To A Good Start BookHow to BreastfeedThese fantastic videos from Global Health Media Project will tell you about how to hold baby for feeding and how to know they are well latched on:Positions for Breastfeeding Attaching Your Baby at the BreastYour...
Some of the most common children's illnesses come with spots and rashes on the skin. Working with expert family NHS GPDr Philippa Kaye, we've compiled a guide, with real-life pictures, to help you identify the 23 most common childhood, toddler and baby spots and rashes — and how they ...
'All mothers should be able to make an informed decision about how they feed their baby, and they should be supported with whatever feeding method they choose, says Maria Quigley of Oxford University. 'Many women start breastfeeding their babies, but stop breastfeeding sooner than they wanted t...
UNICEF UK, who commissioned the report, is calling for more support for mothers, given the numbers of women who start breastfeeding but stop before they might want to. 'Breastfeeding has many important short-term and long-term health benefits in children and in mothers,' said Maria Quigley ...