"Pope Francis blesses breastfeeding" -- PAHO/WHO expert writes in this week's Lancet Global Health Blog

Breastfeeding gained a new ally this month, perhaps a more important one than any other so far. On Jan. 12, while baptizing infants in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Francis told the babies' mothers: "If they are hungry, mothers, feed them—without thinking twice—because they are the most important people here." 

Breastfeeding gained a new ally this month, perhaps a more important one than any other so far. On Jan. 12, while baptizing infants in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Francis told the babies' mothers: "If they are hungry, mothers, feed them—without thinking twice—because they are the most important people here." Read more in the Lancet Global Health Blog.