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World Breastfeeding Week: Take this quiz to test your knowledge about its health benefits, global statistics

The World Breastfeeding Week began on 1 August, and will end on 7 August. Take this quiz to know how much you know about it.

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Sunil Dhavala|Aug 05, 2018, 20:14:18 IST

An estimated 78 million babies — or three out of five — worldwide are not breastfed within the first hour of life which puts them at higher risk of death and diseases and lowers their chances of meeting physical and mental growth standards, according to a new UNICEF and WHO report.However, India has made some progress within a decade from 2005-15 and has doubled breastfeeding initiation in the first hour of birth. But the early initiation rates were found significantly lower among newborns delivered by caesarean section in the country.The World Breastfeeding Week began on 1 August, and will end on 7 August. Take this quiz to know how much you know about it.With inputs from IANS

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First Published:Aug 05, 2018, 20:14:18 IST
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