More than a quarter of children under the age of five in the country are chronically malnourished
Workplaces must provide time, privacy, and support for mothers who are expressing breast milk
A new study suggests that changes in policies have led to decreased breastfeeding
Among other psychosocial concerns, pre-teen and teenage births contribute to poor mother and child nutrition results
Poor basic service delivery is linked to children’s poor nutrition
As we commemorate another annual breast-feeding week we are faced with statistics that are refusing to shift. Grow Great looks at how as a society we can support women to…
An overly critical approach to infant formula will not improve South Africa’s breastfeeding rates if mother are not helped in systemic ways
New research shows that there has been an increase in maternal deaths during the Covid-19 restriction
We always tell moms breast is best but sometimes milk doesn’t come when babies do. This breast milk bank is filling in these gaps.
We tell moms to exclusively breastfeed. But we don’t tell them about all the things that get in the way of that, including depression.
Employers should encourage mothers to claim their rights to breastfeed at work
The US president hit back at The New York Times for publishing ‘fake news’
Malnutrition is a leading cause of death in under-fives, but there’s a simple — and free — solution that could save lives.
Infants are less likely to be obese and mothers’ have a lower risk of cancer
Research shows mothers’ milk produces children less likely to be involved in crime.
Replacement therapy for menopause symptoms is considered safe – if the breast cancer risk is addressed.
Mothers blame themselves and their children can never give up their antiretrovirals.
Exclusive breast-feeding, introduced in line with WHO guidelines, has proven safe for babies if the mother is on antiretroviral treatment.
This isn’t even incompetence; it’s deliberate waste, and we’d go so far as to say it’s fraudulent too.
A department spends millions on buying goods, but fails to distribute it and then pays extra to dump it after realising it’s past its sell-by date.
