Recommendations on Infant Feeding and HIV 2009/10
New WHO recommendations on infant feeding in the context of HIV
World Health Organisation (WHO) released new recommendations on treatment, prevention and infant feeding in the context of HIV, based on the latest scientific evidence.
Breastfeeding may reduce your risk of some types of cancer
Numerous studies have found that the longer women breastfeed, the more they're protected against breast and ovarian cancer. For breast cancer, nursing for at least a year appears to have the most protective effect. It's not entirely clear how breastfeeding helps, but structural changes in breast tissue caused by breastfeeding and the fact that lactation suppresses the amount of estrogen your body produces may play roles. Researchers think the effect on ovarian cancer may be related to estrogen suppression as well.
Aggresive marketing of infant formula by companies undermines women's confidence to breastfeeding their infants. Citizens have a right to protection and support through legislation.
Nestlé-free zone
Boycott Nestlé - protect Infants
Nestlé-free Week - 26 October to 1 November
