Best to breastfeed

By Andrea Filmer

August 2015 HEALTH
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In conjunction with World Breastfeeding Week celebrated this month, we look at how far the Baby- Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) has come in Penang.It was looking to be one of the more unusual interviews I would do. Sitting in my living room and armed with the usual pen and paper, I had an extra “accessory” that I couldn’t avoid: a one-month-old baby in my lap.The experience was slightly harrowing as my phone was due to ring at any moment with...

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Andrea Filmer

is a freelance journalist who has lived in the US and Australia but, for reasons unknown to herself, finds it impossible to call anywhere but Penang home.

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