More efforts made to encourage mothers to breastfeed
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SINGAPORE: More efforts are being made to get mothers to breastfeed. At an event to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week on Saturday, a new support group and a Chinese handbook for breastfeeding were launched.
One special guest was also invited to share her experience of nursing her children.
Ho Ching, Temasek Holdings' CEO, said: "As a nursing mother some 20 years ago, I bought breast pumps to make sure that my babies had my milk when I was not around to breastfeed them directly."
World Breastfeeding Week is usually celebrated from August 1 to 7 every year, in more than 120 countries.
Apart from sharing, Ms Ho also launched a breastfeeding interest group called "BrestPal@Yew Tee".
Based at the Yew Tee Community Club, it is a platform for mothers to share their experiences, as well as get help from counsellors and lactation consultants.
Angeline Wee-Yew, president, Breastfeeding Mothers' Support Group, said: "Support is also very important when they go back to work because currently, most mothers drop off breastfeeding when they go back to work. What we want to do is to help them prolong breastfeeding because they are so much more benefits."
The Breastfeeding Mothers' Support Group hopes women can breastfeed their infants exclusively for up to six months, according to World Health Organisation recommendations.
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wonder if the sissy husband helped her pump, hahahah