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World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. Being a mother is usually a … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News https://ift.tt/2ZysaEW

A healthful breastfeeding diet is essentially the same as a nutritious diet when not breastfeeding. The main difference is that people who are breastfeeding need more calories. Specific nutrients, such as iron, calcium, potassium, and vitamins A and D, are particularly beneficial when...

Mrs Chimay Thompson, the Assistant Director, Nutrition Division, Family Health Department, Federal Ministry of Health, has said improving the nation’s breastfeeding practices could save 100,000 lives in Nigeria yearly..... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2Nv7tbd Get More Nigeria...

Kenyan actress, Jacqueline Nyamide, popularly known as Wilbroda, has been left in shock after discovering that her househelp breastfed her son when he was eight months-old. Speaking to a Kenyan Magazine, Wibroda said that the incident became known after she got an anonymous tip while on a trip...

Mothers who over eat during the period when they are breastfeeding may have children who are at increased risk of becoming obese and going through early puberty, a new study of mice suggests. Early puberty may lead to increased risk of diabetes or reproductive problems later in life, … Read...

Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Steve Ayorinde, has advised fathers to allow their babies enjoy the period of breastfeeding. He said this in a message to a Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign organised by the Lagos chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ). The...

Every nursing mother should be encouraged and supported because breast feeding and nursing a newborn baby can be challenging. However, there are simple healthy tips that can make nursing a baby less challenging and even fun. It this article, we are going to look at top 10 healthy tips for...

A woman, identified as Esther Williams, has been arrested by the Isheri division of the Lagos State Police Command for pouring hot water on her neighbour, Mabel Enwongomfon–Umoh, who is a nursing mother, PUNCH Metro reports. Williams, who is said to be in her late 30s, was said to have emptied...