But along with this, they have also mentioned that there is a need for private employers to be more supportive towards lactating mothers.
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Local women took part in the Global Big Latch On for World Breastfeeding Week.
Irish mothers are less likely to start breastfeeding, compared to more than 80pc of Polish mums and 64.5pc for British women. Photograph Gretchen Robinette reports, “The police did not intervene, even though they all joined up in front of the police station” across the street. Both the WHO and American Academy of Pediatrics recommend children be exclusively breast fed for the first six months of life. If you are in a situation where you are able to make a choice between the two, the more favorable option is to breastfeed your child.
Breastfeeding also helps with mother and child bonding.
Also, Time adds that thousands of mothers, in the campaign to raise breastfeeding awareness, will breastfeed together in public this Saturday, for one minute.
Breastfeeding is linked with a 36 percent reduction in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and it is estimated that universal breastfeeding would reduce infant mortality by 13 percent worldwide.
The U.S. Department of Labor Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires employers to provide reasonable break time and a place for nursing mothers to express breast milk for one year after the child’s birth, the website details. Hence, the need for breastfeeding to combat malnutrition could not be underestimated.
But she thinks continuing to breastfeed might have helped her continue to keep a close bond with her daughter, who is now 13, and her son, who is now 9. Community businesses and organizations have voluntarily committed to supporting breastfeeding mothers and infants by welcoming them and allowing them to breastfeed when needed at their location.
“Breast milk is the normal food for babies, is easily digested to meet all dietary needs and contains disease-fighting substances that are not found in infant formulas”, explained Lora Harris, lactation consultant at Ministry Saint Michael’s Hospital. The group presented this request on Saturday on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week.
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Irish mothers are much less likely to breastfeed their babies compared to mothers of other nationalities who give birth here, a new study has found. “Please breastfeed your child exclusively for the first six months”. These rates decrease as babies get older and mothers often go back to work.
