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Pope tells women to feel free to breastfeed in church

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Pope tells women to feel free to breastfeed in church

AFP

'You mothers, go ahead and breastfeed, without fear. Just like the Virgin Mary nursed Jesus,' says Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis encouraged women attending a ceremony in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday, January 8, to feel free to breastfeed their children in the church.

“The ceremony is a little long, someone’s crying because he’s hungry. That’s the way it is,” the pontiff said.

“You mothers, go ahead and breastfeed, without fear. Just like the Virgin Mary nursed Jesus,” he told worshippers attending an annual ceremony commemorating the baptism of Jesus.

The Argentine pope on Sunday baptized 28 children – 15 boys and 13 girls.

He has previously voiced his support for breastfeeding, including in public. 

The benefits of breastfeeding include providing optimal nutrition and an immune system boost for babies, while helping mothers bond with infants and speeding maternal weight loss after birth.

In many countries around the world, however, women are still widely discouraged from breastfeeding, especially when they are in public. – Rappler.com

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