Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding, also called nursing, is the process of feeding a mother's breast milk to her infant, either directly from the breast or by expressing (pumping out) the milk from the breast and bottle-feeding it to the infant. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that breastfeeding begin within the first hour of a baby's life and continue as often and as much as the baby wants. During the first few weeks of life babies may nurse roughly every two to three hours, and the duration of a feeding is usually ten to fifteen minutes on each breast. Older children feed less …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 13 November 2024 English
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medicines c. HIV postnatal prophylaxis during the breastfeeding period Context Despite significant progress … persistent risk of transmission during the breastfeeding period, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. A … new paediatric HIV infections occur during breastfeeding or incident infection in the postnatal period … effectively administered to infants during breastfeeding, significantly reducing the risk of HIV transmission … strategies to prevent new HIV infections during breastfeeding. GAP-f catalytic role: GAP-f has been instrumental …
WHO: World Health Organization · 12 November 2024 English
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Earty childhood development Exclusive Breastfeeding support School based obesity prevention … interventions based on the available evidence (e.g. breastfeeding, health-promoting schools) and intergenerational …
WHO: World Health Organization · 11 November 2024 English
Overweight and obesity rates are rising in the Western Balkans Region. This document includes data on the current situation regarding overweight and obesity in Albania, implemented policy actions to revert …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 English
Overweight and obesity rates are rising in the Western Balkans Region. This document includes data on the current situation regarding overweight and obesity in Kosovo, implemented policy actions to revert …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 English
Overweight and obesity rates are rising in the Western Balkans Region. This document includes data on the current situation regarding overweight and obesity in Serbia, implemented policy actions to revert …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 English
Overweight and obesity rates are rising in the Western Balkans Region. This document includes data on the current situation regarding overweight and obesity in North Macedonia, implemented policy actions to …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 English
Overweight and obesity rates are rising in the Western Balkans Region. This document includes data on the current situation regarding overweight and obesity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, implemented policy actions …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 English
Overweight and obesity rates are rising in the Western Balkans Region. This document includes data on the current situation regarding overweight and obesity in Montenegro, implemented policy actions to revert …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 7 November 2024 English
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Exclusive breastfeeding EDL WHO Essential Diagnostics List EIBF Early initiation of breastfeeding EML Essential …
WHO: World Health Organization · 7 November 2024 English
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additional information on care of children and breastfeeding, refer to the Clinical management and infection …
