date:Aug 03, 2012
Communities around the world are working hard to bring back the breastfeeding culture.
India began measuring breastfeeding rates in 1992-93, when the first National Family Health Survey (NFHS) took place in the country, and since then several surveys have revealed that Indian rates of breastfeeding are stagnant. What does that mean? Out of 26 million babies born 20 million are not able to practice optimal feeding guidelines as recommended by the Government of India and the World Health Organisa