Tag: breast feeding

A lifeline for children and economies: The urgent call for greater breastfeeding support across all workplaces

Cristian Munduate, UNICEF Nigeria Country Representative  has called upon the Nigerian Federal and

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Over 13.1m Nigerian children are stunted, too short for their age – UNICEF

An alarmingly high number of children are suffering the consequences of poor

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Breast sagging not associated with breastfeeding – Expert

Dr Obikwe Kizito, Consultant Paediatrician based in Abuja, has called on nursing

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Breasts sucking, fondling can help detect, not prevent lumps, cancer – Experts

Some medical practitioners on Tuesday in Lagos said the belief that sucking

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One in 7 nursing mothers suffers from postpartum depression – Expert

Tunji Johnson, a Team Lead, Monitoring and Evaluation, Postpartum Support Network Africa,

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Breastfeeding does not flatten, or sag breast – Expert

The President National Association of Nigeria Paediatric Nurses, Olubunmi Aiyedun, has said

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Malnutrition: 102,000 children miss exclusive breastfeeding in Jigawa — Survey

A recent survey indicated that 102,000 children under five years in Jigawa

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Exclusive breastfeeding is key to good health – Experts

A Lactation Consultant, Mrs Florence Folami, on Thursday in Lagos advised mothers

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Over 5 million Nigerian newborn miss out on head start in life – UNICEF

More than five million newborns in Nigeria are deprived of essential nutrients

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UNICEF raises alarm, says 500,000 Nigerian children die annually from malnutrition

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that Nigeria is losing

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