By Susie McGee

Breastfeeding offers many benefits for both mother and child. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that nursing mothers continue to breastfeed their babies for at least the first year. The benefits of breastfeeding for babies includes a lower risk of allergies, diabetes and other health-related problems.

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Posted by Vulie Kunene on 12 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Breastfeeding, Community Support, General, Maternal Protection

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How To Resolve Breastfeeding Problems

By Theresa Halvorsen

It is recommended that women breastfeed their babies for at least six months, and preferably a year. Yet many women don’t even come close to six months due to breastfeeding issues. Breastfeeding issues run the gamut from nipple soreness to mastitis and thrush, but there are steps you can take to resolve breastfeeding issues.
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Posted by Vulie Kunene on 12 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Breastfeeding, Community Support, General, IBFAN Activities

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By Alexandra Stahl UNITED NATIONS, Oct 2 (IPS) - A global coalition of governments and organisations has launched a new campaign to drastically improve pre- and post-natal healthcare in places like India, which alone accounts for a staggering 25 percent of the world’s child deaths and 20 percent of maternal deaths.   Continue Reading »

Posted by Vulie Kunene on 03 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Breastfeeding, Community Support, General

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JIANG ALIPO
Daily News; Tuesday,May 08, 2007 @00:03

ONLY relatives, friends and neighbours, those mourning, who usually notice the gap left behind after someone close dies. Also, very little attention is given to a common cause of women death called “the silent killer”. This is when a woman dies due to child birth related causes. Staff Writer JIANG ALIPO writes on. Continue Reading »

Posted by Vulie Kunene on 16 May 2007 | Tagged as: Community Support, General, Maternal Protection, Tanzania

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