Breastfeeding Week: success stories, challenges and policy in Tanzania

A couple show off their twins. Breastfeeding, experts argue, helps to build a solid bond between mother and child. PHOTO | FILE     

What you need to know:

Low education on proper nutrition causes most mothers to introduce extra food to babies aged less than six months contrary to what nutritionists recommend. 

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