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The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has sounded the alarm over the persistently low rates of exclusive breastfeeding in the Dominican Republic.
According to the 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), conducted jointly by the National Office of Statistics (ONE) and Unicef, only 16% of infants in the country are exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life. While this represents a 4% increase since 2014, it remains significantly below recommended levels.
A global Unicef survey further revealed that 51% of parents and pregnant women reported received promotions for breast milk substitutes or formula. Unicef representative Carlos Carrera denounced this practice as a violation of international norms, designed to manipulate parental feeding choices.
“Parents and healthcare professionals often receive misleading information that is unscientific and contrary to...
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