Sunday, September 17, 2006

Most Malaysian Mothers Are Shy To Breastfeed (Malaysian National News Agency)

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 (Bernama) -- Very few Malaysian mothers fully breastfeed their offspring, a senior official of the Malaysian Child Welfare Council said Saturday.

Tan Sri Zaleha Ismail, who is president of the Malaysian Child Welfare Council, said a study on national health and morbidity conducted from 1996 to 2005 showed that only 29 per cent of mothers breastfed their babies fully and continuously for four months.


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