France Begin is senior nutrition adviser for infant and young child nutrition at UNICEF headquarters in New York. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/france-begin/rss en Maternal and Child Health Fri, 15 Dec 2017 03:08:01 +0000 France Bégin https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/community/2017/12/15/early-breastfeeding-the-key-to-cutting-mortality-rates-of-babies-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/community/2017/12/15/early-breastfeeding-the-key-to-cutting-mortality-rates-of-babies-2 More than half of all newborns are not breastfed in the first hour after birth – which could be the difference between life and death. More needs to be done to help women make informed choices about breastfeeding, writes UNICEF’s France Begin. Health Solutions Mon, 22 Aug 2016 10:44:47 +0000 France Bégin https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2016/08/22/early-breastfeeding-the-key-to-cutting-mortality-rates-of-babies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2016/08/22/early-breastfeeding-the-key-to-cutting-mortality-rates-of-babies More than half of all newborns are not breastfed in the first hour after birth – which could be the difference between life and death. More needs to be done to help women make informed choices about breastfeeding, writes UNICEF’s France Begin.