Breastfeeding Mothers Need More Support In All Nations, WHO/UNICEF Report Says

Huffington Post Australia: Breastfeeding Mothers Aren’t Getting The Support They Need
“Despite the undisputed benefits of breastfeeding, both mothers and children around the world are failing to receive the support they need, a new report has shown. ‘The Global Breastfeeding Scorecard,’ commissioned by UNICEF and the World Health Organization in collaboration with the Global Breastfeeding Collective, evaluated 194 nations and found support for breastfeeding to be severely lacking across the board…” (Blatchford, 8/1).

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