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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.