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Breastfeeding Newborns Within First Hour Of Life Lowers Death Risk: UNICEF
As many as 77 million newborn babies in the world are not breastfed by their mothers within the first hour of their birth, a new report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says. This increases the children's risk to early death as they are deprived of the vital antibodies and nutrients they need. According to the UN agency, newborns that are not nourished through breastfeeding by their mothers within two to 23 hours after their birth are 40 percent more likely to die within the first 28 days of their life.
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