Tag: birth-increases
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More than half of newborns not breastfed in first hour raising health risks: UNICEF
By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than half of newborn babies are not breastfed within the first hour of life, putting them at heightened risk of disease and death, the United Nations’ children’s agency said on Friday, highlighting sub-Saharan Africa as an area of concern. Feeding babies within an hour of…