2026 World Breastfeeding Week : Women reveal challenges, support, joy of nursing

At the General Hospital Calabar, 26-year-old Blessing Etim unbuttons her wrapper and brings her 45-minute-old daughter, to her breast. The baby latches immediately, eyes closed, tiny fist clenched. “I was told to give her water because of the heat,” Blessing

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