‘Early breastfeeding vital to children’s growth’

Early breastfeeding can be life-saving, an expert, Mrs. Toyin Adewale-Gabriel, has said.
Mrs Adewale-Gabriel, who is of  Alive and Thrive Nigeria, Mrs. Toyin Adewale-Gabriel, said when a baby gets the needed nutrients from the breast milk, it will help her to grow very well.
She stated this in Lagos at a media workshop.
She said the event was aimed at  promoting the importance of early initiation of breast milk.
She lamented that only 32.8 percent of babies benefit from this exercise,