Breastfeeding: a powerful tool to promote health equity
The scientific community has long touted the tremendous benefits of breastfeeding. Recent estimates show that over 800,000 child lives and 20,000 maternal lives could be saved each year if every mother were to optimally breastfeed her baby. Often it is economically vulnerable women who struggle with breastfeeding. In high-income countries, serious disparities exist: wealthier, better-educated…