Law on breast-milk substitutes a boon for babies’ health

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Law on breast-milk substitutes a boon for babies’ health
By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 

 

BANGKOK: -- Although breast-milk substitutes are a vital resource for those mothers unable to produce their own milk, a law to regulate the overuse of these products in Thailand is long overdue. 

 

The government has acknowledged this by introducing the new Code of Marketing for Breast-milk Substitutes draft bill, which and has prompted hot public debate for its blanket ban on advertisement of these products. 

 

It is scientifically accepted that the best food for babies is their mother’s milk, and the World Health Organisation recommends this is what infants should be fed until at least six months old.

 

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Will this draft bill also cover breastfeeding by substitute mothers?