Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Breast is still best...

Despite widespread awareness of the importance of breastfeeding to the human child, mothers in developed countries demonstrate low rates of compliance with global recommendations. Nursing past six months is the exception rather than the rule. Bottle-feeding infants has become normal. Exclusive and extensive breastfeeding has become a pastime primarily for the rich with some interesting exceptions. Nordic countries exhibit the overall highest European breastfeeding rate with England ranking lowest. UAE ruling class mothers exclusively breastfeed the longest among Arabs while Iraq suffers the lowest breastfeeding rates. US Whites and Native Americans are most likely to breastfeed while Blacks and Hispanics are the least likely. More...

Don't miss:

  1. Do we really need to drink milk?
  2. Daughter breast-feeds father to overcome cancer...
  3. Chinese mum bathes her baby in her breast-milk!!!
  4. Angry breast-feeding mums to storm Facebook...
  5. 8-years old and still ... breast-feeding?
  6. Breast ironing in Cameroon. WTF!
  7. Does breast-feeding lead to increased intelligence?

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