Bosses urged to support breastfeeding at work
Many breastfeeding moms stop breastfeeding their babies when they go back to work because their workplace environments aren’t conducive to expressing milk.
Breastfeeding should be encouraged not forced, say HIV+ moms
While exclusive breastfeeding is encouraged, some women in Mpumalanga living with HIV claim nurses force them to breastfeed their newborn babies.
Posted in: OurHealth
Limpopo health encourages breastfeeding at work
LIMPOPO – The Department of Health has launched a breastfeeding room at their offices in order to promote breastfeeding.
Posted in: OurHealth
SA kids in big fat trouble, warns Federation
High rates of overweight exist alongside malnutrition and experts predict an ailing future for the nation’s children if urgent action is not taken.
Posted in: Breastfeeding, Children's Health, Diabetes
Breastfeeding’s protections last into old age
Recent research suggests that breast milk can protect newborns from developing obesity and diabetes later in life.
Govt to boost SA’s low breastfeeding rate
Health officials promote exclusive breastfeeding during International Breastfeeding Week
Posted in: Children's Health
Breast or bottle? Don’t mix your milk
HIV positive mothers are often advised to bottle-feed their babies to avoid the possible transmission of HIV through breast-milk. This sets HIV-infected women apart from all other mothers, who are encouraged to breastfeed exclusively for six months. But exciting new research, conducted by Professor Anna Coutsoudis and colleagues at the University of Natal, shows that exclusive breastfeeding for the first three months may result in no greater risk of HIV transmission than exclusive bottle-feeding. Coutsoudis’s findings still need to be confirmed by other studies. If they are confirmed, it will be extremely good news for HIV positive women, especially in developing countries such as South Africa where exclusive breastfeeding is cheaper, healthier, and a more socially acceptable option in many communities.
Posted in: HIV Prevention