breastfeeding Archives

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World Breastfeeding Week: the benefits for mum

World breastfeeding week (WBW) is celebrated every year, worldwide from August 1-7. From 1992, WBW has been an annual celebration in promoting the health benefits of breastfeeding for infants, their…

2 min

World Breastfeeding Week 2020 comes to Qatar

by Joannah N Zimbe Breastfeeding saves nearly a million lives per year by reducing the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, according to World Health Organization. WHO calls on nations…

3 min

News

Qatar mom starts campaign to try to ‘normalize’ breastfeeding

Carmen Inkpen said no one has ever given her a hard time for breastfeeding in public in Qatar. But she added she would often worry about offending someone given the country's penchant for modesty.

2 min

Culture

Qatar plans new law to curb formula usage and promote breastfeeding

The draft law will ban advertising of formula milk in Qatar, forbid doctors from participating in conferences sponsored by infant milk companies and prevent free samples from being given out to mothers.

2 min

News

Experts: Qatar must tackle low breastfeeding rate

Qatar, which is home to the one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the region, must devise a national strategy to support and educate mothers, experts gathered at a symposium at…

3 min

Study: Lacking support, few Qatari women breastfeeding their children

Breastfeeding is not commonly practiced by most Qatari women, due to a lack of professional support and information about its benefits, research by Sidra Medical and Research Center has found. Unicef…

2 min

Doctor: Qatar should extend maternity leave for women for up to one year

Doctor: Qatar should extend maternity leave for women for up to one year To facilitate the breastfeeding of infants, working mothers should be given six months to a year of…

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