60% of babies ‘at risk due to breastfeeding delay after birth’

WHO and Unicef recommend children should be breastfed within an hour of being born

Almost 60% of babies around the world are not breastfed within the first hour after their birth, putting them at risk of sickness and even death, a new report has revealed.

Current guidelines from the World Health Organization and Unicef recommend babies should be breastfed within an hour of their birth and fed only by breastfeeding until they are six months old.

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LNJW4t