publication / July 19, 2024
Promotion of Baby-Friendly Health Centres (BFHC)
Between the '90s and early 2000s, Cambodia showed impressive achievement in the percentage of children in Cambodia exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months; however, it later decreased from 74% in 2010 to 51% in 2021 (CDHS). In addition, the country registered low rates of early breastfeeding initiation, with only 54% of new-borns breastfed within 1 hour of birth, even though 98.7% of the births are delivered by skilled birth attendants in Cambodia according to the Cambodia Demographic Health Survey 2021-2022.
article / August 1, 2024
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article / August 9, 2024
A surprising yet simple way to boost Cambodia’s economic growth? Breastfeeding.
Maternity leave is only three months at 50% pay, making it difficult for mothers to continue breastfeeding exclusively for the recommended six-month period. Efforts to extend maternity leave to six months at 100% pay have been...
publication / July 25, 2024
Promotion of Baby-Friendly Health Centres (BFHC)
Between the '90s and early 2000s, Cambodia showed impressive achievement in the percentage of children in Cambodia exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months; however, it later decreased from 74% in 2010 to 51% in 2021. In addition, the country registered low rates of early breastfeeding initiation, with only 54% of new-borns breastfed within 1 hour of birth, even though 98.7% of the births are delivered by skilled birth attendants in Cambodia according to the Cambodia Demographic Health Survey (CDHS) 2021-2022.