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breast-feeding

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breast-feeding /breast-feed·ing/ (brest´fēd″ing) nursing; the feeding of an infant at the mother's breast.
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Byline: Sebastian Heller THIS WEEK world breast-feeding week is being celebrated in Cyprus and Greece as part of the global initiative organised by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA).
Cyprus marking world breastfeeding week by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
Mothers having a second or subsequent birth were more likely to reach their breast-feeding goal if staff encouraged them to feed their baby on demand than if health care providers did not promote this practice (3.
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Dana Hunter, a counsellor with Positive About Breast Feeding Coventry, said: "Some of our members are being told to stop breast-feeding, which is quite confusing because all the official guidance is that they should continue" "It's not so much about the benefits of breastfeeding, as the risks of not breastfeeding.
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