Protect breastfeeding for healthier children
Respect The Code to limit industry influence on the mothers choice to breastfeed.
Thu Aug 03 2023
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Wed Jun 02 2021
Perak policemen to receive vaccine starting March 12
Mior said the remaining 24 per cent are those who are pregnant or still breastfeeding and some of them have allergies or diseases.
Fri Mar 05 2021
Pregnant, lactating women should get medical advice before getting vaccine
Pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers, who have fears that they are at high risk of COVID-19 infection are probably considering vaccination as a prevention measure.
Thu Feb 25 2021
Who are not encouraged to take COVID-19 vaccine?
Individuals who are immunocompromised, autoimmune patients, pregnant women or those breastfeeding are among those not recommended to take the vaccine.
Tue Feb 23 2021
COVID-19: Pregnant, breastfeeding women advised to defer vaccination
Currently, there is no clinical evidence to support the use of the vaccine among the group.
Mon Feb 22 2021
Baby and mother should not be separated to promote breastfeeding: Health Ministry
Currently, only 15 out of 175 private hospitals in Malaysia place newborn babies together with the mother.
Sat Sep 03 2016
'Dodgy doctor' claims trial to sexually assaulting cleaner
Ahmad Ahnaf Kamarulizham, 31, allegedly sexually assaulted a 56-year-old cleaning lady in a breastfeeding room of the hospital he used to work in.
Wed Aug 24 2016
Two more reasons to breastfeed: It may reduce moms' cancer and diabetes risk
Growing number of new studies provide evidence that breastfeeding may have a strong physical effect as well by cutting the women's risk of diabetes and cancer.
Sun Nov 29 2015
Smoking moms: What is wrong with you?
Astro AWANI's Zan Azlee thinks pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers who smoke are evil and have no regard for their babies.
Thu Nov 19 2015
Royal baby no. 2 inspires relaunch of breast milk ice cream
A breastfeeding crusader and an ice cream maker are hoping to titillate taste buds with a new breast milk-flavored dessert.
Fri May 01 2015
Breastfeeding could keep new moms tobacco free
Seventy percent of moms-to-be who quit smoking during pregnancy pick it up again within the first year after childbirth, but breastfeeding could reduce that statistic, according to a new study.
Sat Apr 18 2015
Breastfeeding leads to higher IQ, earnings later: study
People breastfed as infants have higher intelligence scores in adulthood, and higher earnings, according to a study published Wednesday that tracked the development of 3,500 newborns over 30 years.
Wed Mar 18 2015
A spritz of bonding hormone could lead to weight loss for men: study
A nasal spray made of synthetic oxytocin -- the hormone released during breastfeeding and sex -- worked as an appetite suppressant in a group of healthy men in Boston.
Mon Mar 09 2015
Breastfeeding prepares baby's belly for solids - Study
The beneficial gut bacteria that a baby develops as a result of breastfeeding prepares the digestive system to take on solid foods later.
Sat Feb 07 2015
Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel
The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.
Sat Nov 23 2024
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?
Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.
Sat Nov 23 2024
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth
Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily
Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024