Breastfeeding

World Breastfeeding Week: Sanwo-Olu’s Wife Seeks Support For Working Nursing Mothers On Exclusive Breastfeeding

Aug 2, 2023.Aug 2, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

Lagos First Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, joins others to advocate exclusive breastfeeding

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has emphasised the need for mothers to embrace exclusive breastfeeding of their babies, highlighting its positive effect on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Nutrition. She therefore called on relevant stakeholders to support working mothers in achieving this aim. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more

World Breastfeeding Week: Making A Case For Workplace Breastfeeding Facilities

Aug 1, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

File photo: A mother breastfeeding her child

By Judith Ukoh It’s officially World Breastfeeding Week! World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from the 1st- 7th of August. EDITOR’S PICKS Kayokayo Festival: Epe Ogunmodede Club Defeats Epe Club In Thrilling Novelty Match Epe Kayokayo Coordinator Otunba TJ Abass Announces Plans To Step Down Keep Hope Alive; Tinubu Will Turn Nigeria’s Economic Fortunes … Read more

Video Of Woman Breastfeeding Animal On Delta Flight Goes Viral

May 3, 2023.Dec 22, 2021. by Damilare Abass

A viral video of a woman breastfeeding a lynx on a plane has become a topical issue in the last 24 hours. According to the report, the woman was on a five-hour Delta Airline flight to Atlanta, United States. In the video, a male passenger called the attention of one of the air attendants to … Read more

Why Men Should Stop Suckling Their Breastfeeding Wives – Experts

Aug 13, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

“I advise those men who are sucking their breastfeeding wives’ breasts to stop with immediate effect, because it causes malnutrition since children don’t get enough milk, please stop this habit,” A Tanzania District Commissioner has pleaded with Tanzanian men to stop suckling the bread of their breastfeeding wives, adding that it causes infant malnutrition. The … Read more

UNICEF Tasks Nigerian Journalists To Sensitize The Public on Breastfeeding

Aug 7, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

Why Men Should Stop Suckling Their Breastfeeding Wives – Experts

UNICEF Communication Specialist, Samuel Kaalu, who spoke on the objectives of the Media Dialogue, which was organised by UNICEF, in collaboration with Abubakar Rimi Television, said the meeting sought to inform journalists to focus on breastfeeding in their news stories and programmes. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has tasked Nigerian journalists to participate actively, … Read more

See WHO’s Message To Breastfeeding Mothers Infected With COVID-19

Jun 12, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

New mothers infected with COVID-19 should generally continue breastfeeding and should not be separated from their babies, the World Health Organization said Friday, stressing that the benefits outweighed the risks. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference that the UN health agency had thoroughly investigated the risks of women transmitting the new … Read more

Bambam Shares Motherhood Experience Says Breastfeeding Hurts

Mar 14, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

BBNaija star Bambam, real name Bamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan has shared her breastfeeding, pains, weeks after she welcomed a baby girl with her husband, Teddy A. They got married traditionally on September 7, 2019 and capped it with a white wedding in Dubai in November of the same year. The BBNaija star took to her Twitter page … Read more