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Why many South African mothers give up breastfeeding their babies so...

Chantell Witten -
[LISTEN] You bank your money each month

[LISTEN] You bank your money each month, so why not bank...

Mia Malan -
National guidelines say babies should get nothing but their mother’s milk for the first six months of life. But fewer than one in 10 women makes it to six months.

‘I thought I’d breastfeed my baby for a year. That dream...

Indira Govender -
A worker pulls donations from a fridge at a breast milk bank. As of May

Five things you didn’t know about human milk banks

Pontsho Pilane -
Governments should promote accurate knowledge about breastfeeding and implement policies — like paid maternity leave — to give women the time they need to breastfeed exclusively.

Breast is best: Exclusive breastfeeding could turn Africa’s child mortality tide

Rachel Toku-Appiah -
Less than 3 % of South African infants are exclusively breastfed for the recommended six months

Four reasons why breast is best: Babies are smarter, healthier and...

Laura López González -
Children who are exclusively breast-fed are less likely to become antisocial teens.

​Exclusively breast-fed children are less likely to become antisocial teens and...

Mia Malan -
Caution needed: Dr Carol Benn says if a woman takes hormone replacement therapy for more than five years she risks 'fertilising' cancerous tissue in the breast.

The flush of hormonal success

Amy Green -
The youngest daughter of Samantha Benjamin* is HIV positive because her mother didn’t seek medical help.

Ignoring prenatal HIV care leads to a lifelong burden

Ina Skosana and Amy Green -
Children who are exclusively breast-fed are less likely to become antisocial teens.

New breast-feeding policy for HIV moms pays off

Ina Skosana -
A voucher-based initiative to get women to nurse their babies is causing a stir

Breast may be best, but bribing mothers to nurse is not

Joanna Moorhead -
Breastfeeding is one of the most powerful tools we have to tackle child mortality.

Superfood for babies

Yogan Pillay -

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