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Article: Mothers breastfed babies in local train on breastfeeding week.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- August 2, 2008
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Mothers breastfed babies in local train on breastfeeding week
New York, Aug 2 (PTI) -- About two dozen mothers breastfed their babies openly in a local train here to assert their right to nurse their young ones in public places as the World Health Organisation's breastfeeding week kicked off.
Several passengers in the train were taken aback at least initially as mothers yesterday began feeding their children in full view of everyone but most avoided looking at them.
"When you don't take lunch with blanket over your head, why my child do so?" a mother asked.
WHO advocates breastfeeding infants and young children as the most effective ...