Nutritional deficiencies account for millions of deaths among children under five years of age globally and are common in poorer regions of the world, such as sub-Saharan Africa. Poorer areas such as the Limpopo province, ...

Background: The Mother baby friendly initiative (MBFI) is an initiative that was launched in 1991 as a global programme to create an environment that enables and supports women to breastfeed their infants, providing ...

Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding for six months, with introduction of appropriate complimentary feeding at six months, continuing to 2 years and beyond comes highly recommended. Although breastfeeding rates have ...

Objective: Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant’s life is an internationally recognised practice that promotes maternal and child health. Mothers and theirinfantsreap health and socioeconomic ...