See this press release from WHO, from March 23:
Global strategy - BF critical for child survival
UNICEF and WHO call for increased commitment to appropriate feeding practices
for all infants and young children
From the press release, a quote from Carol Bellamy:
"The long-term impact of poor feeding practices in infancy and early childhood
include poor school performance, reduced productivity and impaired
intellectual and social development."
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/releases/2004/pr19/en/

Rachel Myr
Kristiansand, Norway
posting from work in the middle of the night, with all the babies in with
their mothers, and time to help even the slow starters with latch - NICE

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