{"id":"db5622bbc71a7ac776e967f7e421a172","slug":"global-health-media-breastfeeding","question":"global health media breastfeeding","answer":"Breastfeeding is one of the most powerful health investments you can make.  Beyond infancy, it protects against ear infections, chest infections, obesity, diabetes, and asthma. The longer and more exclusively you breastfeed, the stronger the protection, though even partial breastfeeding helps.\n\nThe research also shows that mothers worldwide face real barriers — work demands, poverty, exhaustion, and lack of culturally connected support. Many turn to online communities across Facebook, apps, and websites to find answers, and that's exactly where health professionals need to show up too. If you're searching for breastfeeding support online, you're in good company; millions of mothers are doing the same thing, and connecting with peer counselors or communities that share your background makes a genuine difference.","sources":"[{\"title\":\"AAP — Breastfeeding (Part 2 of 3)\",\"journal\":\"AAP Clinical Guidelines\",\"year\":\"2022\",\"url\":\"https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/breastfeeding/Pages/Where-We-Stand-Breastfeeding.aspx\",\"label\":\"RELEVANT\",\"score\":0.773},{\"title\":\"Promoting equity in breastfeeding through peer counseling: the US Breastfeeding Heritage and Pride program.\",\"journal\":\"International journal for equity in health\",\"year\":\"2021\",\"url\":\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34044816/\",\"label\":\"RELEVANT\",\"score\":0.768},{\"title\":\"Experiences and attitudes related to newborn feeding in central Uganda: A qualitative study.\",\"journal\":\"PloS one\",\"year\":\"2022\",\"url\":\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36260621/\",\"label\":\"RELEVANT\",\"score\":0.766},{\"title\":\"Use of new technologies and promotion of breastfeeding: integrative literature review.\",\"journal\":\"Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo\",\"year\":\"2021\",\"url\":\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34495273/\",\"label\":\"RELEVANT\",\"score\":0.764},{\"title\":\"Breastfeeding-Related Health Benefits in Children and Mothers: Vital Organs Perspective.\",\"journal\":\"Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)\",\"year\":\"2023\",\"url\":\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37763654/\",\"label\":\"RELEVANT\",\"score\":0.762}]","view_count":1,"created_at":"2026-07-23T02:48:46.525Z"}