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Mothers urged to donate to breast milk banks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/11/2023
» The Department of Medical Services (DMS) is urging mothers to donate their excess breast milk to milk banks to help premature or ill babies who do not have access to their mothers'.
Unicef urges more mums to breastfeed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/08/2023
» More mothers are breastfeeding their infants nowadays but the rate remains far below the global target for 2025, according to a recent Unicef-supported survey.
Dept agrees to promote breastfeeding
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/02/2023
» The Department of Health and the Thai Breastfeeding Center Foundation (TBCF) have come up with a plan to increase the number of breastfed newborns after statistics showed the number of breastfed babies in the country had decreased to around 14%.
New bill outlines limits on ganja use
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/08/2022
» People will be allowed to grow no more than 15 cannabis plants for household use while selling and advertising cannabis and cannabis-based products online and in vending machines will be prohibited, according to a bill on cannabis and hemp use.
Maternity leave increase
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/01/2022
» The cabinet has approved in principle to increase the period of paid maternity leave for civil servants from 90 days to 188 days, or six months.
Breastfeeding safe to provide amid the pandemic
News, Kyungsun Kim, Published on 02/08/2021
» More than a year into the pandemic, adults in Thailand and around the world are now waiting to receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine for protection. But for our youngest, it is the mother's milk that will best protect them from infections and illness. As a mother of three, I know firsthand the importance of breastmilk, the baby's first vaccine.
Migrants take hardest virus hit
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/05/2020
» Migrant workers in the kingdom have been hit hard by the economic impact of Covid-19.
Milk flights a boost for babies
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/08/2019
» Maternal love transcends all boundaries -- including distance.
Blue-collar care in an expensive age
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/01/2019
» Finding jobs in Bangkok is hard for blue-collar workers who leave their rural homes to hunt for work in the capital city.
Mothers urged to breastfeed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/08/2018
» The Department of Health has set a goal to increase breastfeeding during the first six months of newborns' lives to 50% by 2025, from the current 23%, to mark World Breastfeeding Week 2018 from Aug 1-7.