Only 36 per cent of J'can mothers breastfeed exclusively for first three months (JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM)

MONTEGO BAY, ST JAMES - Despite recommendations from the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that mothers breast feed their babies exclusively for the first six months, only 36 per cent of Jamaican mothers are exclusively breastfeeding their infants up to three months old.

However, Dr Tracy Evans-Gilbert, consultant pediatrician at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, said Trelawny was above the national average with 50 per cent of mothers breastfeeding their babies exclusively for the first three months.



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