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24 Hours, 24 Moms, 24 Poignant Breastfeeding Stories #FirstHour
For 24 straight hours that started on Thursday, February 21 at 9 AM through Friday, February 22 at 9 AM members of the Global Team of 200 shared moving, intimate, personal breastfeeding stories on their blogs and spread the word about Save the Children’s new breastfeeding report, Superfood for Babies: How Overcoming Barriers Will Save…
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Save the Children Releases Important New Breastfeeding Report
Save the Children released a brand-new breastfeeding report, Superfood for Babies, that says 830,000 babies’ lives can be saved worldwide if they are breastfed within the critical first hour after birth. In the first hour after birth babies benefit from drinking colostrum, the most effective and potent natural immune system boosting substance on the planet.…
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An Optimistic View of Breastfeeding in Ethiopia
Throughout my travels to health facilities in Ethiopia last week with Save the Children I was heartened to see so many positive messages about breastfeeding on posters and printed materials for mothers to take home. I also saw several mothers breastfeeding their babies everywhere we went. In Ethiopia 52% of babies are put to the…
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Exclusive Breastfeeding Increases in Kenya
Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of a baby’s life is what will keep her the most healthy. There is good news out of Kenya. Exclusive breastfeeding has increased to 32% from a mere 13% in 2003. Exclusive breastfeeding helps keep babies healthy and it also provides a buffer for mother to child HIV transmission…
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World Pneumonia Day – Why and How to Help
Today is World Pneumonia Day. Why? Pneumonia is the leading killer of children under five. 1.3 million people dies of pneumonia last year and 1 in 8 children were a part of those mortality figures according to worldpneumoniaday.org. Pneumonia is an infectious, bacterial disease that adversely affects one’s lungs. How can pneumonia be prevented? Vaccines…