Breast is best! Romanian mothers gather to promote breastfeeding
6 Aug 2016 5:47 PM IST6 Aug 2016 5:47 PM IST
Pediatrician Iulia Balint-Boia said that that only 12.6 percent of Romanian mothers still breastfeed their babies at six months.
Dozens of Romanian mothers have gathered at a museum in Bucharest to breastfeed their babies to promote the freedom of mothers to breastfeed in public.- She says it benefits both mothers and children, but not everyone is used to seeing it in our society.'
- Pediatrician Iulia Balint-Boia said that that only 12.6 percent of Romanian mothers still breastfeed their babies at six months.
- Alexandra Hulea, a 31-year-old marketing specialist, still feeds her 13-month-old twins Eva and Dominic. She says 'people look strangely at you, but I don't care because my children are my priority.'
- Mothers dressed in embroidered traditional peasant blouses sat, chatted and fed their children at the event at the picturesque Village Museum.
Dozens of Romanian mothers have gathered at a museum in Bucharest to breastfeed their babies to promote the freedom of mothers to breastfeed in public.
Pediatrician Iulia Balint-Boia said that that only 12.6 percent of Romanian mothers still breastfeed their babies at six months.
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