Singer and actress Natalia Oreiro joins forces with UNICEF to promote breastfeeding
Natalia Oreiro, UNICEF Ambassador for Argentina and Uruguay, took her first public photo with her son, Merlín, to raise awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding in the first two years of life.

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Breastfeeding is the world’s most effective and least costly life-saver. It plays a critical role in reducing child mortality, protecting against infectious diseases, and preventing stunting, a form of chronic malnutrition that affects 165 million children globally. Along with providing many health benefits to the child, breastfeeding also aids in the mother’s recovery and has been shown to reduce post-partum depression and to lower the risk of ovarian and breast cancers later in life.

World Breastfeeding Week 2013 takes place 1–7 August and this year focuses on support for mothers, because more mothers breastfeed when they receive support, counselling and education in health centres and in their communities.

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