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Madona Latina

You know what really amazes me about this story? That it happened in the Philippines and not the United States. Isn't the developed country supposed to be teaching this to the Third World?

[via 3,738 Mothers Set Breast-Feeding Record - Yahoo! News]:

MANILA, Philippines - Nearly 4,000 mothers set a world record this week for the largest number of women simultaneously breast-feeding their babies in the same place, organizers said.

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The event was also held to raise awareness about the benefits of breast-feeding, organizers said.

Dr. Nicholas Alipui, UNICEF representative to the Philippines, said breast-feeding can help curb malnutrition in children under two years old, provide children with antibodies to fight diseases and boost the country's economy because families save on infant formula.

The United States has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in the world. WHO has campaigned for a minimum of 2 years of breastfeeding; and yet o<,a href="http://www.kellymom.com/writings/bf-numbers.html">nly 57% of American women breatfeed their newborns while only 20% nurse beyond 6 months.

Interestingly enough, black women are least likely to nurse leading some to speculate breastfeeding rates in the US have a lot to do with it having one of the highest infant mortality rates of the "developed" world.

It just makes you ponder through a very pregnant pause, WTF is wrong with this country!

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